Configuring the IBM Storage Protect client options

The IBM Storage Protect™ clients must be configured after the IBM Storage Protect server is configured. These clients include the backup-archive client for the file system backups, and the application programming interface (API) client for interface programs. The API client is used to enhance existing applications with backup, archive, restore, and retrieve services. An installed and confirmed API client is a prerequisite for Data Protection for SAP.

The clients must be installed on all nodes that interface with the IBM Storage Protect server. In a SAP® system landscape, the backup-archive client must be installed on every system that is scheduled for a file system backup. Examples of these systems are SAP application servers and the SAP database server. The IBM Storage Protect API client must be installed only on the SAP database server system to enable backup and restore operations of the SAP database by using Data Protection for SAP.