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File name mac.stgcreate mac.stgdelete mac.policy planning.123 plan_sampledata.123 planning.xls plan_sampledata.xls readme.1st Contents Administrative macro to create storage pools Administrative macro to delete default storage pools Administrative macro to define policy domains, policy sets, management classes, and copy groups Planning spreadsheets (Lotus® 123 format) Planning spreadsheets (Lotus 123 format) with some sample data Planning spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel format) Planning spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel format) with some sample data Contents of support materials We recommend that you download the support material files into a separate directory on a system from which you can run an administrative command client. In our experience, the implementation works best when you choose a UNIX or Windows platform for that system. 1.2 Planning checklist Proper planning for your Tivoli Storage Manager environment is critical to the success of the implementation. This cannot be stressed enough. Plan first, verify the plan, then execute the plan. The tasks contained in the Tivoli Storage Manager planning checklist are shown in Table 1-2. You should complete all of these tasks before implementing the Tivoli Storage Manager environment. Table 1-2 Planning checklist Tasks Download our support materials. Complete client requirements worksheet. Complete data retention worksheet. Refer to Table 1-1 on page 6 2.2, "Client environment data" on page 16 2.3, "Data retention requirements" on page 26 Chapter 1. Implementation checklists 7