Creating a connection to the system in IBM Copy Services Manager
To use Safeguarded Copy function, you need to create a connection to the system in the external scheduler interface.
Using the management GUI
- Log in to IBM Copy Services Manager at https://<IP address or domain name>:9559/CSM where <IP address or domain name> is the IP address or domain name of IBM Copy Services Manager instance in your network.
- Select .
- On the Storage Systems page, select Add Storage Connection.
- Click one of the following options based on your product:
- FlashSystem Spectrum Virtualize
- SAN Volume Controller
- Storwize Family
- On the Connections page, enter the following information for your system:
- Cluster IP / Domain Name
- Enter the management IP address or domain name for your system.
- Username
- Enter the username for the Administrator user for the system.
- Password
- Enter the password that is associated with the Administrator user for the system.
- Click Next.
- Click Finish.
- On the Storage Systems page, verify that Local Status for the connection is Connected.
After a connection is established, IBM Copy Services Manager automatically detects volume groups with Safeguarded policies and schedules the backup copies. IBM Copy Services Manager queries the system every 5 minutes to process existing Safeguarded policies. The start time that is defined in the Safeguarded policy must factor in the possible 5-minute delay. When IBM Copy Services Manager detects a new Safeguarded policy for a volume group, it creates the session and scheduled task to create and manage the Safeguarded backups. To view Safeguarded backups in IBM Copy Services Manager interface, select Sessions. The session name is based on the name of the volume group.
After you create the connection, configure IBM Copy Services Manager as the external scheduling application for the system.