Installation overview
You can install IBM Storage® Protect Plus as a VMware or Microsoft™ Hyper-V virtual appliance.
Installing as a virtual appliance
IBM Storage Protect Plus is installed on a VMware or Microsoft Hyper-V virtual appliance. The virtual appliance contains the application and catalogs, which manage data protection. Maintenance tasks are completed in vSphere Client or Hyper-V Manager, by using the IBM Storage Protect Plus command line, or in the web-based administrative console.
For more information about installing IBM Storage Protect Plus as as a virtual appliance, see Overview of IBM Storage Protect Plus virtual appliance deployment.
Installation prerequisites
Before you start the installation process, ensure that your environment meets the prerequisites
that are provided in the following documents: