Maintenance overview

In most cases, IBM® Storage Defender Copy Data Management is installed on a virtual appliance. The virtual appliance contains the application and the Inventory.

System Administrators can perform maintenance tasks on the IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management application. Note that a System Administrator is usually a senior-level user who designed or implemented the vSphere and ESXi infrastructure, or a user with an understanding of IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management, VMware, and Linux® command-line usage. Maintenance tasks are performed in vSphere Client, through the IBM Storage Defender Copy Data Management command-line, or through a web-based management console.

Maintenance tasks include collecting logs, updating the application, and reviewing the configuration of the virtual appliance.