IBM TSM Backup

TechDigital Group; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TechDigital Group seeks an experienced backup administrator to manage IBM TSM Spectrum in Windows/Linux environments, handling tape libraries, EMC DataDomain, and VTL technologies. The role covers SAN interactions, database/log configuration, and day-to-day troubleshooting of backup failures.

The candidate will oversee library inventories, DR media, and storage pools, ensuring optimal recovery readiness and accurate reporting across platforms such as Windows and UNIX.

Qualifications

• Extensive IBM TSM Spectrum experience on Windows/Linux.
• Experience with Tape Libraries and onsite/offsite media.
• EMC DataDomain and VTL knowledge.
• Tape SAN with Cisco Fabric expertise.
• TSM database/log configuration experience.
• Storage pool and copy management experience.
• Familiar with backup reporting tools such as Bocada or Operations Manager.
• Understanding of Windows/UNIX platforms and agent backups.
• Knowledge of SAN technologies (Hitachi/EMC).

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot backup failures on a day-to-day basis.
• Analyze activity logs and db2diag.log for server issues.
• Check database backups and review logs.
• Manage library availability, check-in/check-out.
• Manage disaster recovery media and vault transfers.
• Fine-tune server option files and schedule reports.
• Monitor migration, reclamation, and storage pools.
• Audit library vs. TSM inventory for mismatches.
• Configure inventory expiration, migration, and collocation.
• Maintain minimum scratch volumes and drive configurations.

Skills

IBM TSM Spectrum

Tape Libraries

EMC DataDomain

VTL Technologies

TSM Configuration

Windows & Linux

Backup Reporting Tools

SAN Networking

Troubleshooting

Tools

Bocada

Operations Manager

Job description

Job description --

• Extensive Expertise in handling enterprise level IBM TSM(Spectrum) Server environment running in Windows/Linux platforms.
• Extensive Experience in handling enterprise level IBM TSM clients running in multiple Windows/Linux platforms.
• Extensive Experience in handling Tape Libraries and Onsite/Offsite Media Management.
• Extensive Experience in handling EMC DataDomain and VTL Technologies.
• Extensive Experience in handling Tape SAN environment consisting of Cisco Fabric Switches.
• Very good experience in configuration of TSM Database and activity log, archive log, Recovery log.
• Very good experience in configuration of Tape Storage Pools, Disk storage pools to create onsite & offsite copies.
• Very good experience in any of the Backup Reporting Tools like Operations Manager or Bocada etc,
• Very good understanding about platforms like Windows or UNIX, Database and other type of agent backups.
• Basic Understanding about SAN technologies like Hitachi and EMC.

Responsibilities Include:

• Troubleshooting Backup failures on a day to basis.
• Analyze the activity logs for the any failed and missed schedules and reviewing db2diag.log for server issue.
• Checking the database backups issue and analyzing db2diag.log.
• Manage the Library such as availability of the scratch volumes, check-in, checkout.
• Manage the Disaster Recovery Media such as checking the status of medias inside the library, sending to the vault location and retrieve from the vault.
• Fine-tune the Server option file and sending Optional Reports.
• Checking the migration / reclamation status / Expiration issue / backup storagepool.
• Monitoring the Storage pool usage Monitoring TSM error logs.
• Audit Library if any mismatch in LIBRARY inventory and TSM inventory.
• Configuration of inventory expiration, migration, reclamation, collocation etc.
• Maintaining minimum number of scratch volumes.
• Configuring library and library paths; drives and drive paths; device class
• If any Drive related or Volume related errors, move the data of the volume to destroy the Volume based on the number of READ/ WRITE errors.