Installing the Linux x86_64 client

You can install the Linux® x86_64 backup-archive client from the product installation media.

Before you begin

You must be logged in as root to install the product.
If you plan to install the client on the same system as the IBM Spectrum® Protect 8.1.2 or later server, ensure that you halt the IBM Spectrum Protect server before you install the client. This action will prevent the client installation process from forcing the system to reboot. After you install the client, you can restart the IBM Spectrum Protect server.
If you have IBM Spectrum Protect 6.2 (or an earlier version) installed, remove it (rpm -e) and any other dependent software programs before you install a newer version.
If you have IBM Spectrum Protect 6.3 (or later version) installed, you can use the rpm upgrade option (rpm -U) or the rpm freshen option (rpm -F) to upgrade the existing software to a newer version. The rpm -U command can be used to install new packages or upgrade existing packages only if you did not previously install any language packages. The rpm -F command can update only packages that are already installed.
Stop any running client processes before you uninstall or upgrade the IBM Spectrum Protect API or backup-archive client.
If any language packages are installed, you must uninstall them before you install or upgrade the IBM Spectrum Protect API or backup-archive client.

About this task

The following installation options are available in uncompressed packages on the installation media.

Table 1. Package names, contents, and default directory
Package Name	Contents	Default directory
gskcrypt64-8.x.x.x.linux.x86_64.rpm gskssl64-8.x.x.x.linux.x86_64.rpm	64-bit Global Security Kit (GSKit) packages	/usr/local/ibm/gsk8
TIVsm-API64.x86_64.rpm	Application programming interface (API), which contains the IBM Spectrum Protect API shared libraries and samples.	/opt/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64
TIVsm-BA.x86_64.rpm	Backup-archive client (command-line and GUI), administrative client (dsmadmc), and the web client.	/opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin This directory is considered to be the default installation directory for many backup-archive client files. The sample system-options file (dsm.sys.smp) is written to this directory. If the DSM_DIR environment variable is not set, the dsmc executable file, the resource files, and the dsm.sys file are stored in this directory. If DSM_CONFIG is not set, the client user-options file must be in this directory. If you do not define DSM_LOG, writes messages to the dsmerror.log and dsmsched.log files in the current working directory.
TIVsm-APIcit.x86_64.rpm TIVsm-BAcit.x86_64.rpm	Optional. These files provide the Common Inventory Technology components that you can use to obtain information about the number of client and server devices that are connected to the system, and the utilization of processor value units (PVUs) by server devices. For more information about PVUs, see Estimating processor value units in the IBM Spectrum Protect server documentation.	APIcit is installed in /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64/cit/ BAcit is installed in /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/cit/
TIVsm-filepath-source.tar.gz TIVsm-JBB.x86_64.rpm	Files needed to support journal-based backups.	Filepath is installed in /opt/filepath JBB is installed in /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin
TIVsm_BAhdw.x86_64.rpm	Provides support for snapshot incremental backup for NetAPP and N-Series file servers.	/opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/plugins
TIVsm-WEBGUI.x86_64.rpm	Provides the files that are required to perform remote client operations by using the web user interface.	/opt/tivoli/tsm/tdpvmware

This installation procedure can be used to install new distributions or updates from downloaded installation media. The downloaded files that you use to install the client might be compressed. Depending on the package file format, either copy or extract the files to disk and use these instructions to install the components.

You can download the appropriate package file from one of the following websites:

Download the client package from Passport Advantage® or Fix Central.
For the latest information, updates, and maintenance fixes, go to the IBM® Support Portal.

Before installation, you must first check the GSKit signature of the rpm package as follows:

Download the GSKit public PGP key GSKit.pub.pgp from the download sites that also contain the client packages.
Import the GSKit public key by issuing the following command:
```
rpm --import GSKit.pub.pgp
```
Verify the GSKit rpm file by issuing the following command:
```
rpm --checksig <GSKit rpm file> --verbose
```
where <GSKit rpm file> is the name of a GSKit rpm package that is listed in Table 1 - Package names, contents, and default directory.

You must then check the signature of the client package as follows:

Download the generated gpk key RPM-GPG-KEY-ibmpkg from the download sites that also contain the client packages.
Import the generated gpk key by issuing the following command:
```
rpm --import RPM-GPG-KEY-ibmpkg
```
Verify the client package by issuing the following command:
```
rpm -K <client_package>.rpm
```
where <client_package> is the name of an rpm package that is listed in Table 1 - Package names, contents, and default directory.

Procedure

To install the Linux x86_64 backup-archive client, complete the following steps:

Mount the volume that you are installing from.
Change to the directory where the installation packages are stored.
Install the 64-bit GSKit packages. In this example, the "8.x.x.x" characters represent the GSKit version:
```
rpm -U gskcrypt64-8.x.x.x.linux.x86_64.rpm gskssl64-8.x.x.x.linux.x86_64.rpm
```
Tip: If you are running SLES 11 SP4, use the following command:
```
zypper install gskcrypt64-8.x.x.x.linux.x86_64.rpm gskssl64-8.x.x.x.linux.x86_64.rpm 
```
Install the IBM Spectrum Protect API, and optionally install the Common Inventory Technology package that is necessary to support processor value unit (PVU) calculations.
1. Required: Install the API:
```
rpm -i TIVsm-API64.x86_64.rpm
```
2. Optional: Install the Common Inventory Technology package that is used by the API. This package depends on the API so it must be installed after the API package is installed.
```
rpm -i TIVsm-APIcit.x86_64.rpm
```
Tip: If you are upgrading the API and the Common Inventory Technology package was previously installed, you must upgrade both the API and Common Inventory Technology packages. For example, you can run the following command:
```
rpm -U TIVsm-API64.x86_64.rpm TIVsm-APIcit.x86_64.rpm
```
If you need only the API installed, you can stop here. The rest of the steps in this procedure describe how to install the backup-archive client components and an optional client package that is needed only if you want the client to send PVU metrics to the server. Also described in subsequent steps are the installation of the packages that are needed if you want to perform journal-based backups.
Install the backup-archive client, and optionally install the Common Inventory Technology package that is necessary to support processor value unit (PVU) calculations.
1. Install the backup-archive client components.
```
rpm -i TIVsm-BA.x86_64.rpm
```
2. Optional: Install the Common Inventory Technology package the client uses to send PVU metrics to the server. This package depends on the client package so it must be installed after the client package is installed.
```
rpm -i TIVsm-BAcit.x86_64.rpm
```
Optional: If you want to use journal-based backups, you must compile and install the filepath component that matches the Linux kernel on your client computer. Extract TIVsm-filepath-source.tar.gz and see the README file for compile and install instructions. The Linux filepath kernel module is licensed pursuant to the terms of the GNU General Public License ("GPL").

Occasionally, build problems can occur due to the dynamic nature of the Linux kernel. If the source does not build correctly on your Linux distribution, contact IBM Software Support to request the latest source file. Include the version of the Linux distribution and the output of the uname -a command along with the version of the IBM Spectrum Protect client that you are installing.
Install the snapshot difference incremental backup support for NetApp and N-Series file servers by issuing the following command:
```
rpm -i TIVsm-BAhdw.x86_64.rpm
```
Restriction: Snapshot difference incremental backups are not supported if you upgrade to NetApp Data ONTAP 9.10.1 or later. For more information, see technote 6449354.
Install the files required to perform remote client operations by using the web user interface by issuing the following command:
```
rpm -ivh TIVsm-WEBGUI.x86_64.rpm
```