Configuring a default backup server

After you install IBM Storage Protect Data Protection for VMware, you can set up an initial default backup server by using the configuration wizard.

1. When the installation wizard completes processing, select the Launch Data Protection for VMware Configuration Wizard check box, and click Finish.
   The wizard is launched in a web browser at the following URL: https://localhost:9081/TsmVMwareUI/.
2. Authenticate to Data Protection for VMware by specifying vCenter administrator credentials.
3. On the VMware vSphere vCenter tab, update the plug-in registration details. Ensure that the GUI host address is a valid address that can be pinged from the vCenter.
4. On the Server Credentials tab, enter details for the default backup server. The default backup server will be used for the Web GUI where the configuration wizard is located (https://localhost:9081/TsmVMwareUI/).
5. Choose the prefix and policy domain. The best practice is to choose a different prefix for each backup server.
6. Accept the default values or modify the names on the vCenter Node and VMCLI Node tabs.
7. In the GUI Domain pane, add to the Managed Datacenters column only the datacenters that the default server will be backing up. Omit any datacenters that an additional backup server will manage.
8. Accept the defaults or modify the names on the Data Mover Nodes and Mount Proxy Node tabs. Where applicable, take note of the data mover node and mount proxy node passwords for any later manual configuration steps.
9. You can optionally elect to set up file restore at this stage.
10. Review the Summary page, and then click Finish to complete the configuration process.
11. Optionally, verify the configuration by logging on to the vSphere Client. You can navigate directly to the client, or click the Open vSphere Web Client button on the configuration screen.