Enabling XBM to process Instant Snapshots

Set up the hardware environment.

XBM and the SSI component require one of the supported intelligent hardware storage devices and appropriate supporting software for Instant Snapshots. These devices and their accompanying software should be installed, configured, and running successfully on your system.

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Configure the SSI component with the SSI options.

To configure the SSI component, use the XBM ISPF interface to set SSI options. The SSI options control whether XBM enables hardware snapshots and Instant Snapshots. SSI options also control whether XBM monitors display all DASD devices or only DASD devices upon which snapshots can be performed.

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Create and run a BMC utility job that requests the Instant Snapshot.

Initiate your utility job by following the instructions provided in the utility documentation. Note that the utility job must specifically request an Instant Snapshot (referred to by some utilities as a DSSNAP).

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Review the status of the snapshot job.

Review the messages that XBM generated.

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