Installing and configuring clients

To start protecting a client node, you must install and configure the selected software.

If you already installed the software, start at step 2.

1. Take one of the following actions:
   • To install software on an application or client node, follow the instructions.

     Software	Link to instructions
     IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client	Install UNIX and Linux backup-archive clients Installing the Windows client for the first time Tip: You can also update existing clients by using the Operations Center. For instructions, see Scheduling client updates.
     IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases	Data Protection for Oracle installation Installing Data Protection for SQL Server on Windows Server Core
     IBM Spectrum Protect for Mail	Installation of Data Protection for IBM Domino on a UNIX, AIX, or Linux system (V7.1.0) Installation of Data Protection for IBM Domino on a Windows system (V7.1.0) Installing, upgrading, and migrating
     IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot	Installing and upgrading for UNIX and Linux Installing and upgrading for VMware Installing and upgrading for Windows
     IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning	Installing Data Protection for SAP for Db2 Installing Data Protection for SAP for Oracle

   • To install software on a virtual machine client node, follow the instructions for the selected backup type.

     Backup type	Link to instructions
     If you plan to create full VMware backups of virtual machines, install and configure the IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client.	Install UNIX and Linux backup-archive clients Installing the Windows client for the first time
     If you plan to create incremental forever full backups of virtual machines, install and configure IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments and the backup-archive client on the same client node or on different client nodes.	IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments online product documentation Tip: You can obtain the software for IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments and the backup-archive client in the IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments installation package.

2. To allow the client to connect to the server, add or update the values for the TCPSERVERADDRESS, TCPPORT, and NODENAME options in the client options file. Use the values that you recorded when you registered the client (Registering clients).
   • For clients that are installed on an AIX®, Linux, Mac OS X, or Oracle Solaris operating system, add the values to the client system-options file, dsm.sys.
   • For clients that are installed on a Windows operating system, add the values to the dsm.opt file.
   By default, the options files are in the installation directory.
3. If you installed a backup-archive client on a Linux or Windows operating system, install the client management service on the client. Follow the instructions in Collecting diagnostic information with client management services.
4. Configure the client to run scheduled operations. Follow the instructions in Configuring the client to run scheduled operations.
5. Optional: Configure communications through a firewall. Follow the instructions in Configuring client/server communications through a firewall.
6. Run a test backup to verify that data is protected as you planned.
   For example, for a backup-archive client, complete the following steps:
   1. On the Clients page of the Operations Center, select the client that you want to back up, and click Back Up.
   2. Verify that the backup completes successfully and that there are no warning or error messages.
7. Monitor the results of the scheduled operations for the client in the Operations Center.