Creating a proxy node

Deployment options: Netezza Performance Server for Cloud Pak for Data System

About this task

You must create a proxy node on the IBM® Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli® Storage Manager) server for each Netezza Performance Server system (HA or standard), and then grant the client node for the Netezza Performance Server system proxy authority over the proxy node. The client node can use proxy authority to use the proxy node to represent itself; that is, the proxy node can represent the client node.

Procedure

  1. In the left navigation frame of the ISC Console, click Tivoli Storage Manager.
  2. Click Policy Domains and Client Nodes.
  3. Select the Tivoli Storage Manager server from which you will be managing your Netezza Performance Server systems, and then select View Policy Domains from the Select Action list.
  4. Select a policy domain and select Modify Policy Domain from the Select Action list.
  5. Click the arrow to the right of Client Nodes to expand the client nodes list.
  6. Select Create a client node from the Select Action list.
  7. Type a name for the proxy node.
    The name must match the name that is specified in the /nz/data/config/backupHostname.txt file on the Netezza Performance Server client system.
  8. Enter and confirm the password for client authentication (which was defined in step 7 of Registering a Netezza Performance Server client on a Tivoli Storage Manager server), and choose an expiration for the password. Click Next to continue.
  9. You can either select Create administrator and assign it owner authority to node or Assign owner authority to selected administrator, then click Next.
    A Summary window opens to display messages about the successful creation of the client node.
  10. Click Finish.

Results

The newly created client node now displays in the Client Nodes list.