
Chapter 19. VERITAS Cluster Server on AIX with the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager StorageAgent 795
Why cluster a Storage Agent?
In a clustered client environment, Storage Agents can be local or a cluster
resource, for both backup/archive and API clients. They can be accessed, using
shared memory communication, with a specific port number or TCP/IP
communication with loopback address and specific port number, or accessed
using highly available TCP/IP addresses.
The advantage of clustering a Storage Agent, in a client failover scenario, is to
have Tivoli Storage Manager reacting immediately when Storage Agent restarts.
When a Storage Agent restarts, ...