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Break out the disaster recovery plan
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19.4.2 Find a replacement server and storage The RECOVERY.INSTRUCTIONS.INSTALL stanza specifies local information on hardware required. The RECOVERY.DEVICES.REQUIRED stanza specifies the device type needed to read the backups. The SERVER.REQUIREMENTS stanza specifies the disk space required. 19.4.3 Install the operating system and the server Install the operating system and Tivoli Storage Manager server software on the replacement server. If your tape library uses a vendor-supplied driver (as opposed to the built-in TSMSCSI driver), you have to install it before starting Tivoli Storage Manager server recovery. Ensure that your operating system can communicate with the replacement library and drives. Media names for recovery and their locations are specified in the RECOVERY.INSTRUCTIONS.INSTALL stanza and the MACHINE.RECOVERY.MEDIA.REQUIRED stanza. Ensure that the environment is the same as when the DR plan was created. The environment includes: The directory structure and location of the Tivoli Storage Manager server executables, enrollment certificates, administrative command-line client, and disk formatting utility. The directory structure for the Tivoli Storage Manager server instance-specific files and the database, log, and storage pool volumes. The directory structure where the server deposits DR plans. The plan will be split into its component parts in the next step. 19.5 Break out the disaster recovery plan The DR plan is created as a single file that is organized in stanzas. Some of the stanzas contain macros or scripts for execution on the server to automate recovery. To obtain the macros and scripts, the plan needs to be broken out into its components. You can either use a text editor to manually divide the recovery plan into its components, or use sample scripts shipped with Tivoli Storage Manager. For Windows, a VB Script, planexpl.vbs, is shipped. For UNIX and Linux, a sample awk script, planexpl.awk.smp, is shipped. You should keep a copy of the appropriate script off-site along with the recovery plan. We also recommend that you familiarize yourself with executing the scripts, as the plan will be large, and performing a manual breakout will be time-consuming. Chapter 19. Disaster Recovery Manager 613