OK, OK, you had just received your IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 5.5 CDs. I can guess, ah you are asking what are you going to do with all these CDs. Guess what!! You might only need 3 of them, or might need all of them depending on the enviornment you have. IBM tend to ship you all the CDs at once, and leave it up to you to use what you have licensed. Below is the list of CDs you should recieve with your IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Package.

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Server

• Operational Reporting
• Administration Center
• Linux Server
• HP-UX Server
• Solaris Server
• Windows Server
• AIX Server

IBM TSM Backup-Archive Client:

• Desktop Clients (Windows Clients)
• AIX Clients
• OS/400 API Clients
• Linux Clients
• UNIX Clients (non-AIX)

IBM Integrated Solutions Console Version 6.0.1.1 (Version 6.0.1 with fix pack 1)

• Tivoli Storage Manager Administration Center for AIX
• Tivoli Storage Manager Administration Center for Windows
• Tivoli Storage Manager Administration Center for Linux xSeries
• Tivoli Storage Manager Administration Center for Solaris.

Nice, hide these cds or just keep them a side till you reach day three, where we will start using them for the installation. For now check the second part for day two which will cover the IBM TSM system requirments.