The onboard vSnap server is registered in IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus when the appliance is deployed. You must add any
additional servers that are installed on either virtual or physical appliances so that they are
recognized by IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus.
Before you begin
After you add a vSnap server as a backup storage provider, you might have to configure and
administer certain aspects of vSnap, such as network configuration or storage pool management. For
more information, see vSnap server administration reference.
Procedure
To add a vSnap server as a backup storage device, complete the following
steps:
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Log on to the vSnap server console with the user ID serveradmin. The
initial password is sppDP758-SysXyz.
You are prompted to change this password during the first logon. Certain rules
are enforced when creating a new password. For more information, see the password requirement rules
in
Start IBM Spectrum Protect Plus.
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Run the vsnap user create command to create a user name and password for the
vSnap server.
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Start the IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus user interface by
entering the host name or IP address of the virtual machine where IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus is deployed in a supported browser.
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In the navigation pane, click .
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Click Add Disk Storage.
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Complete the fields in the Storage Properties pane:
- Hostname/IP
- Enter the resolvable IP address or hostname of the backup storage.
- Site
- Select a site for the backup storage. Available options are Primary,
Secondary, or Add a new site. If more than one
primary, secondary, or user-defined site is available to IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus, the site with the largest amount of available
storage is used first.
- Username
- Enter the user name for the vSnap server that you created in step 2.
- Password
- Enter the password for the user.
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Click Save.
IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus confirms a network connection and
adds the backup storage device to the database.
What to do next
After you add a backup storage provider, take the following actions: