Installing the Data Protection for VMware components on Windows systems

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Install Data Protection for VMware components and features by using the installation wizard.

Before you begin

Before you install the Data Protection for VMware components, make sure that you meet the following requirements:
  • A user ID with administrator privilege access.
  • Network connectivity to a VMware vCenter Server 6.x (or later) with administrator privilege access.
  • Network connectivity to an IBM Storage Protect server with administrator access (System or Unrestricted Policy Domain privilege). This server must be available and running.
  • Make sure that you reviewed the following requirements:
  • You can download the installation package from Download Information: IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments.
  • Architecture of Storage Protect Data Protection for VMware.
    Figure 1. IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments system components in a VMware vSphere user environment
    Install Data Protection VMware

    The Data Protection for VMware vCenter plug-in Server plays the role of proxy node for backing up VMware. You can install only one Data Protection for VMware vCenter plug-in on a machine. As a result, multiple Data Protection for VMware vCenter plug-ins are not allowed on the same machine. The package available for installation consists of the BA client and the Data Mover.

    The other important components are:

    • IBM Storage Protect Server (Catalog and Storage Repos)
    • Vstorage Server (Data Mover)
    • Vcenter Server
    • Vsphere Client
Before you install Data Protection for VMware, you must be aware of the following options:
Installation Type
Typical Installation
With typical installations, all the Data Protection for VMware components and features are installed.
Advanced Installation
The Advanced Installation page provides the option to install an individual data mover. The process installs a data mover (mount proxy), recovery agent, and needs support packages on the system. Use this install option to add individual data movers. This option also installs application protection agents to enable recovery of individual databases. After installation, you can use the IBM Storage Protect GUI to configure the data mover and services by using a VMware vSphere plug-in.

About this task

You can use the Suite Installer to install Data Protection for VMware. The spinstall.exe file for the Suite Installer is at the root of the installation package.

For a list of components and features that you can install, see Installable components.

Procedure

To install Data Protection for VMware, complete the following steps from the location of the spinstall.exe file for the component that you chose to install:

  1. Download and copy the installation file to your local directory. Open the X64 folder. Double-click the spinstall.exe file.
    Figure 2. Installing Data Protection for VMware
    Installing Data Protection for Vmware
  2. Select the language and click OK in the installation wizard.
    Figure 3. Selecting language
    Selecting language
  3. Click Next to continue installation.
    Figure 4. Continuing installation
    Continuing installation
  4. Click Install to begin the installation of Data Protection for VMware.
    Figure 5. Installing
    Installing
    Installation is in progress.
    Figure 6. InstallingData Protection for VMware component
    Data Protection for VMware component
  5. Click Finish to complete the installation of the Data Protection for VMware component. To view the installation logs, select the Show the Windows Installer log checkbox.
  6. Click Finish to exit the installation wizard. To start the Data Protection for VMware configuration wizard, select the Launch the Data Protection for VMware Configuration Wizard checkbox.

What to do next

To access the Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI, see the following:

The configuration wizard is automatically displayed the first time that you start the GUI.