Selecting the client software and planning the installation
Different types of data require different types of protection. Identify the type of data that you must protect and select the appropriate software.
About this task
The client acceptor runs schedules for the following products: the backup-archive client, IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases, IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning, IBM Spectrum Protect for Mail, and IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments. If you install a product for which the client acceptor does not run schedules, you must follow the configuration instructions in the product documentation to ensure that scheduled operations can occur.
Procedure
| Goal | Product and description | Installation instructions |
|---|---|---|
| Protect a file server or workstation | The backup-archive client backs up and archives files and directories from file servers and workstations to storage. You can also restore and retrieve backup versions and archived copies of files. | |
| Protect applications with snapshot backup and restore capabilities | IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot protects data with integrated, application-aware snapshot backup and restore capabilities. You can protect data that is stored by IBM Db2® database software and SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Exchange, and Microsoft SQL Server applications. | |
| Protect an email application on an IBM Domino® server | IBM Spectrum Protect for Mail: Data Protection for IBM® Domino automates data protection so that backups are completed without shutting down IBM Domino servers. | |
| Protect an email application on a Microsoft Exchange server | IBM Spectrum Protect for Mail: Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server automates data protection so that backups are completed without shutting down Microsoft Exchange servers. | Installing, upgrading, and migrating |
| Protect a Db2 database | The application programming interface (API) of the backup-archive client can be used to back up Db2 data to the IBM Spectrum Protect server. | Installing the backup-archive clients (UNIX, Linux, and Windows) |
| Protect an IBM Informix® database | The API of the backup-archive client can be used to back up Informix data to the IBM Spectrum Protect server. | Installing the backup-archive clients (UNIX, Linux, and Windows) |
| Protect a Microsoft SQL database | IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases: Data Protection for Microsoft SQL Server protects Microsoft SQL data. | Installing Data Protection for SQL Server on Windows Server Core |
| Protect an Oracle database | IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases: Data Protection for Oracle protects Oracle data. | Data Protection for Oracle installation |
| Protect an SAP environment | IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning: Data Protection for SAP provides protection that is customized for SAP environments. The product is designed to improve the availability of SAP database servers and reduce administration workload. | |
| Protect a virtual machine |
IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments provides protection that is tailored for Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware virtual environments. You can use IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments to create incremental forever backups that are stored on a centralized server, create backup policies, and restore virtual machines or individual files. Alternatively, use the backup-archive client to back up and restore a full VMware or Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machine. You can also back up and restore files or directories from a VMware virtual machine. |