Registering a vSnap server as a backup storage provider

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 and register a vSnap server as a backup storage provider, you can choose to configure and administer certain aspects of the vSnap, such as network configuration or storage pool management. For more information, see Configuring backup storage options.

If the vSnap server will also be registered as a VADP proxy, the account added in the Storage Properties field for the vSnap must have sudo privileges for the VADP proxy registration to succeed. For more information, see Permission types.

Procedure

To register a vSnap server as a backup storage device, complete the following steps:

  1. 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.
  2. Run the vsnap user create command to create a user name and password for the vSnap server.
  3. 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.
  4. In the navigation pane, click System Configuration > Backup Storage > Disk.
  5. Click Add Disk Storage.
  6. 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.
    Note: If the serveradmin account is to be used, ensure that the default password is changed through the vSnap server console prior to registering the vSnap server as a backup storage provider in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus.
  7. 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:
Action How to
Initialize the vSnap server. See Initializing the vSnap server.
Expand the vSnap storage pool. See Configuring backup storage partners.
If necessary, configure and administer certain aspects of vSnap, such as network configuration or storage pool management. See Configuring backup storage options