Installation and setup

The topics in the following section cover installing IBM® Storage Defender Copy Data Management and system requirements.

Deployment checklist
This checklist is for IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management deployment to a VMware appliance host.
Access and default credentials
The following user accounts are accessible from a fresh IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management installation or deployment. Change the password for each account after installation or deployment in your environment.
VMware vSphere Privileges
Installing IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management as a virtual appliance
To install IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management, deploy an OVF template. This creates a virtual appliance containing the application on a VMware ESXi server. To run IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management, access the newly created virtual machine.
Installing IBM Storage Defender Sentinel Security Scan
This topic section cover installing IBM Storage Defender Sentinel Security Scan.
Uninstalling the agent from Windows-based application server
It may be necessary to uninstall the IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management agent from Windows™-based application servers. This procedure is required to uninstall the agent if you choose to remove the application server from protection.
Starting IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management
Start IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management to begin using the application and its features.