Adding the Open Snap Store Manager server as a backup storage provider

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You can add the Open Snap Store Manager (OSSM) as a backup storage for VMware workloads.

Before you begin

  • Ensure that you have configured the OSSM instance on the IBM Storage® Protect server. For instructions, see Configuring the Open Snap Store Manager instance.
  • Ensure that you have the registration key that you copied during the OSSM configuration.
  • Ensure that you have an empty directory-container storage pool configured on the IBM Storage Protect server.

  • You must have a unique site that is not associated with any other OSSM storage server or any vSnap servers. For instructions about how to add a site, see Adding a site.

Procedure

To add the OSSM as a backup storage provider, complete the following steps:
  1. In the navigation panel, click System Configuration > Storage.
  2. Click OSSM to open the OSSM wizard.
  3. Click Add OSSM. The Add OSSM Storage wizard opens.
  4. Complete the following fields on the OSSM details page, and then click Next.
    IBM Storage Protect server Hostname/IP
    Enter the Hostname or IP address of the IBM Storage Protect server where the configured OSSM primary control agent service is also running.
    Site
    Select a site that you created for the OSSM storage server.
    Port
    Specify the port number for the control agent.
    Registration Key
    Enter the registration key that you copied from the IBM Storage Protect server OSSM configuration wizard.
    Certificate

    Locate the OSSM certificate certificate.pem in the OSSM instance configuration directory on the IBM Storage Protect server. By default, the OSSM certificate is stored in the following directory:

    /home/tsminst1/ossm/.secret/

    where tsminst1 is the IBM Storage Protect instance user ID.
    Note: If you are unsure of the OSSM configuration directory location, contact your IBM Storage Protect administrator.
    In the Certificate field, select one of the following options to import the certificate:
    Upload
    1. Copy the /home/tsminst1/ossm/.secret/certificate.pem file from the IBM Storage Protect server to the local machine where you are running the IBM Storage Protect Plus browser.
    2. Rename the certificate file. The name must be unique and must not match any of the existing file names.
    3. Click Choose file and search for the downloaded certificate in your system.
    4. Click Upload. This option is the default.
    Copy and paste
    Enter a unique name for the certificate, such as hostname_certificate.pem. Then, paste the contents of the certificate in the Copy and paste certificate here field and click Create.
    Note: Ensure that the certificate name is unique and does not match any of the existing file names.
    Use existing certificate
    Click Choose file to select an existing certificate from the Select a certificate list.
  5. On the Select pool wizard, select a specific directory-container storage pool that is used as a target storage pool, and then click Next.
  6. On the Review page, review your selections, and then click Submit.

Results

The OSSM storage server is registered.

What to do next

After you register the OSSM storage server, create a VADP proxy to run the VMware backup. For instructions, see Creating VADP proxies for OSSM.