Installing and managing vSnap servers

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The vSnap server is the required primary backup storage location for most, but not all, workload types in IBM Storage® Protect Plus.

For information about available primary backup storage by workload type, see Managing backup storage.

In larger enterprise environments that use the vSnap server as the primary backup storage location, additional vSnap servers might be required. For guidance about sizing, building, and placing vSnap servers and other components in your IBM Storage Protect Plus environment, see the IBM Storage Protect Plus Blueprints.

Additional vSnap servers can be installed on either virtual or physical appliances any time after the IBM Storage Protect Plus virtual appliance is deployed. After deployment, some registration and configuration steps are required for these stand-alone vSnap servers.

The process for setting up a stand-alone vSnap server is as follows:
  1. Install the vSnap server.
  2. Add the vSnap server as Disk Storage in IBM Storage Protect Plus.
  3. Initialize the system and create a storage pool.