Adding a Documentum server as a data source

A Documentum server can be added as a data source and used as any other primary volume.

Procedure

  1. Using an SSH tool, turn on the Documentum license with these commands:
    1. psql -U dfuser -d dfdata -c "update productlicensing set pl_isactive = true where pl_product = 'documentum';"
    2. service deepfiler restart
  2. In a browser, log in to the IBM® StoredIQ® data server.
  3. Resolve the server name. Click Administration > Configuration > Network settings > Server name resolution.
    1. Enter the Doc broker settings. In the Host area, enter the Documentum host name, such as DOCUMENTUMTEST1.local.com:1399
      If you have more than one host, enter a single host per line. IP addresses can also be used.
    2. Click OK.
    3. Using an SSH tool, connect to your target data server and edit /etc/hosts. Type ip of dataserver hostname entered in step 3.a
      Use one entry line per host name.
  4. Restart services by using either of these methods:
    1. Click Administration > Dashboard > Controller. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Restart services.
    2. Using an SSH tool, enter service deepfiler restart
  5. Add Documentum as a primary volume.
    You can do this in IBM StoredIQ Data Server or in IBM StoredIQ Administrator. For more information about adding the volume in IBM StoredIQ Data Server, see Creating primary volumes. For more information about adding the volume in IBM StoredIQ Administrator, see Adding a primary volume.