Manage devices

You can use Backup, Recovery and Media Services (BRMS) to display, add, remove, and change the properties of any standalone devices, media libraries, and Tivoli^® Storage Manager (TSM) servers used for your saves.

BRMS enables you to back up your data to stand-alone devices, media libraries, and Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) servers. Any device you want to use in your BRMS processing must be known to BRMS. You can display, add, remove, and change the properties of these devices through the Manage Devices window. For example, you can specify in the properties of a device whether the device is shared with other systems. You can also specify connection information for your TSM servers.

To add one of these devices to BRMS or to work with the properties of existing devices, follow these steps:

1. In iSeries™ Navigator, expand My Connections(or your active environment).
2. Expand a system with Backup, Recovery and Media Services installed on it.
3. Right-click Backup, Recovery and Media Services, and select Manage Devices. From here, you can edit a device, add a TSM server, add a media device, work with virtual devices, and change the properties of an existing device.