IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for UNIX and Linux, Version 4.1

Installing and upgrading

Installation of Tivoli® Storage FlashCopy® Manager includes the following steps installation, activation, and configuration. You must install Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager on the production server. Depending on your environment, a separate installation of Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager can be required on a backup or clone server. You can upgrade your system from a previous version of Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager to version 4.1.

About this task

When you are installing Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager software, the installation process varies, depending on the environment.

The following set of tasks must be completed during the installation process:

Install Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager on the production server. The production server is where Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager protects critical business applications by providing a method to back up and restore these applications.
Activate the applications that you want to protect with Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager. During the activation all the necessary files are copied from the installation directory (FCM_INSTALL_DIR) to the application-specific installation directory (INSTANCE_DIR). The installation directory is referred to as the FCM_INSTALL_DIR directory and the application-specific installation directory is referred to as INSTANCE_DIR directory. The default location for the FCM_INSTALL_DIR directory is:
- AIX®: /usr/tivoli/tsfcm/acs_4.1.0.0
- Linux: /opt/tivoli/tsfcm/acs_4.1.0.0
- Solaris: /opt/tivoli/tsfcm/acs_4.1.0.0
- HP-UX: /opt/tivoli/tsfcm/acs_4.1.0.0
Note: Only instances that are selected during installation are activated.
Configure Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager.
The following files and directories are created during the configuration process:
- An ACS_DIR configuration directory, if the ACS_DIR directory is not identical to the INSTANCE_DIR directory. The path for the ACS_DIR directory is specified in the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager profile file.
- A profile file within the ACS_DIR configuration directory.
- A symbolic link is created from the INSTANCE_DIR/profile file that points to the ACS_DIR/profile file when the two directories are not identical.
- A password file within ACS_DIR/shared directory.
- An entry /etc/inittab for daemon processes if requested.
  For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, the daemon processes are started automatically by using the upstart program when requested.
Install Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager on a backup or clone server, if not automatically installed and configured. Backup servers or clone servers are auxiliary hosts that are required by Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager to mount backup images and clone databases. A backup or clone server also is required to offload backups to IBM® Tivoli Storage Manager.
Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager is installed and configured automatically on a backup or clone server when the application-specific installation path and the configuration path are Network File System (NFS) shared between the production server and backup or clone server. An NFS file system allows information to be shared across multiple servers. Similarly, if Open Secure Shell (OpenSSH) is configured between the production and the backup or clone server, Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager is installed and configured automatically. If neither of these options are available, then a separate installation on a backup or clone server is required.

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