Adding a file system

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To start protecting the data on an ReFS or NTFS file system, you must add the host address where the file system is located. You can repeat the procedure to add every host that you want to protect with IBM Storage® Protect Plus.

Before you begin

Restriction: In an IBM Storage Protect Plus environment, you can assign only one application server or file server per host. For example, if you register a host as a Microsoft Windows™ file system, you cannot register the same host as a Microsoft SQL Server or a Microsoft Exchange Server.
Note: The user ID for registering Windows file servers can be set up with one of the following Windows configurations:
  • The Local System Administrator user account with the User Account Control (UAC) security component set to Disabled. With this user you must open the Windows system Control Panel > User Account Control Settings, and move the slider to Never notify.
  • A user who is a member of the Local Administrator Group with the Admin Approval Mode security policy setting disabled. With this user, you must open the Windows system Local Security Policy. From the Security Settings menu, choose Local Policies > Security Options > User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode policy, and set this option to Disabled. Ensure that your Local Administrator Group includes the Log on as Service policy option.

About this task

To add a file system to IBM Storage Protect Plus, you must have the DNS name or the IP address of the machine, a user ID, and the password.

Procedure

  1. In the navigation, expand Manage Protection > File Systems.
  2. In the File Systems page, click Manage file servers, and click Add file server to add the host server.
  3. In the File server properties section, enter the DNS name or the IP address of the machine in the Host Address field.
  4. Obtain the certificate thumbprint and verify that the certificate thumbprint matches the thumbprint of the certificate on the host. Click Get SSL certificate thumbprint.Get SSL certificate thumbprint

    Get the SSL certificate thumbprint for the Windows-based host. You must complete this step when registering servers for the first time or if the certificate on the server changes. This setting will only be visible if you set the global preference Windows Clients Port (WinRM) used for application and file indexing to 5986. For more information about global preferences, see Configuring global preferences.

    The HTTPS listener must be enabled on the host. You must create a self-signed certificate and then enable the HTTPS listener if it is not already enabled. For more information, see How to configure WinRm for HTTPS.

    When upgrading to IBM Storage Protect Plus 10.1.9, systems that are already registered in the previous version are set to trust on first use (TOFU) and the certificate thumbprint will automatically be added to the registration information in the catalog.

    SSL certificate thumbprint

    The SSL certificate thumbprint is displayed here. Confirm that the certificate thumbprint matches the thumbprint of the certificate on the host that you are adding.

  5. Specify the type of user for the Windows server you are adding.
    • Use an existing user ID and password.
    • Enter a new user ID and password.
    Note: The user ID for registering Windows file systems must be set up with one of the following Windows configurations:
    • The Local System Administrator user account with the User Account Control (UAC) security component disabled. With this user, you must access the User Account Control Settings dialog in your Windows system Control Panel, and move the slider to Never.
    • A user who is a member of the Local Administrator Group with the Admin Approval Mode security policy setting disabled. With this user you must access the Local Security Settings dialog on your Windows system and disable the User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode policy setting. Ensure that your Local Administrator Group includes the Log on as Service policy option.
    Figure 1. Managing agent users
    Adding a Windows file server
    Important: When you are entering the User ID, you do not need to enter the domain.
  6. Set the maximum number of parallel file systems that are to be used for backing up data from the file system that is protected.
    This setting applies to each file system on this host. Multiple resources can be backed up in parallel when the value of the option is set to more than 1. Multiple parallel file systems can speed up restore operations.
  7. Save the form.

What to do next

After you add the file system host to IBM Storage Protect Plus, an inventory is automatically run to detect the relevant volumes and drives.

To verify that the drives and volumes are added, review the job log. Go to Jobs and Operations, Jobs and Ops icon. Click the Running Jobs tab, and look for the Application Server Inventory log entry that corresponds to the inventory that was started.

Completed jobs are shown on the Job History tab. You can use the Sort By list to sort jobs based on start time, type, status, job name, or duration. Use the Search by name field to search for jobs by name. You can use asterisks as wildcard characters in the name.

File systems must be detected to ensure that they can be protected. For instructions about running an inventory, see Detecting file systems.