Installing on a Linux on System z system

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Use these instructions to install Data Protection for Oracle on Linux™ on System z® operating systems.

Before you begin

If you must uninstall a previous version, see the information that is provided:

Uninstall any previous version of Data Protection for Oracle, or the IBM Storage Protect™ API, before you install a new or updated version, but do not delete the license enablement file.

About this task

All installable files are stored in the /media/oracle/linuxz64 directory.
Table 1. Linux on System z (64-bit environment) default installation directories
Linux Default Installation Directories
Data Protection for Oracle Linux on System z /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64
Data Protection for Oracle Utilities /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64
Data Protection for Oracle Messages /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/oracle/bin64
IBM® Storage Protect API /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64
Table 2. Data Protection for Oracle Linux on System z (64-bit environment) and IBM Storage Protect installable files and packages
Component Installable file or package
Data Protection for Oracle Linux on System z base code, license, utilities TDP-Oracle.s390x.bin
IBM Storage Protect API Linux on System z TIVsm-API64.s390.rpm, or TIVsm-API64.s390x.rpm

Use the following procedure to install directly from the Data Protection for Oracle DVD:

Procedure

  1. Log in using the root user ID.
  2. Mount the Data Protection for Oracle DVD to /media: 
    $ mount <device name> /media
  3. Mount /media to the /media directory on the Linux system. The /<media> directory must exist on the Linux system: 
    $ mount -o soft hostname:/media /media
    Note: The hostname is the system with the accessible DVD device identified in Step 1.
  4. Change to the <media>/oracle/linuxz64/api directory where the IBM Storage Protect API installation package is stored on the DVD:
    $ cd <media>/oracle/linuxz64/api
  5. To install the IBM Storage Protect API, issue the following command: 
    $ rpm -i TIVsm-API.s390x.rpm
  6. Change to the <media>/oracle/linuxz64 directory where the Data Protection for Oracle installable file is located:
    $ cd <media>/oracle/linuxz64
    Note <media> is the drive where the DVD is mounted.
  7. Enter the name of the installable file TDP-Oracle.s390x.bin on the command line and press Enter to install Data Protection for Oracle: 
    $ TDP-Oracle.s390x.bin
    • To install the product in console mode, type in the following command, and press Enter: 
      $ TDP-Oracle.s390x.bin -i console
    • To install the product in silent mode, type in the following command, and press Enter: 
      $ TDP-Oracle.s390x.bin -i silent
    • To install the product in GUI mode, type in the following command and press Enter: 
      $ TDP-Oracle.s390x.bin -i gui

    Typically the file name is TDP-Oracle.s390x.bin, however, if the installable file was downloaded from the FTP site, the file name might be different.