Installing and setting up IBM Storage Protect Snapshot

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To install IBM® Storage Protect Snapshot you must follow the installation steps, run the setup script for your component, activate the installation for every application you want to protect, and configure the product. The first step is to install IBM Storage Protect Snapshot on the production server. If you choose to, you can upgrade your system from a previous version of IBM Storage Protect Snapshot to Version 8.1.4.

About this task

Depending on your environment, a separate installation of IBM Storage Protect Snapshot can be required on a backup server. The following set of tasks are required to complete the installation process.

Procedure

Install IBM Storage Protect Snapshot on the production server. During the installation, the product is installed to a global installation directory.

The production server is the server where the application to be protected by IBM Storage Protect Snapshot is located.
Activate the installation for every application you want to protect with IBM Storage Protect Snapshot.

During the activation, all the necessary files are copied from the installation directory, to the application-specific installation directory.
Configure IBM Storage Protect Snapshot by using a dedicated configuration script for the application that you want to protect, and optionally install and configure the product on a backup server.
If Open Secure Shell (OpenSSH) is configured between the production and the backup servers, IBM Storage Protect Snapshot can be activated and configured on the backup server by using the dedicated configuration script from the production server. Otherwise, a separate installation is required.
The following files and directories are created on the production server, and optionally on the backup servers during the configuration process:
- An ACS_DIR configuration directory, if the ACS_DIR directory is not identical to the instance directory. The path for the ACS_DIR directory is specified in the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot profile.
- A profile within the ACS_DIR configuration directory.
- A symbolic link is created from the <instance directory>/profile file that points to the ACS_DIR/profile when the two directories are not identical.
- A password file in the ACS_DIR/shared directory.
- IBM Storage Protect Snapshot daemon processes are started if requested.
If the backup server is not automatically activated and configured by running the setup, set up IBM Storage Protect Snapshot on that backup server.
Backup servers are auxiliary hosts that are required by IBM Storage Protect Snapshot to mount backup images. A backup server is required to offload backups to an IBM Storage Protect server.
If Open Secure Shell (OpenSSH) is configured between the production and backup servers, IBM Storage Protect Snapshot can be activated and configured automatically. Otherwise, a separate installation on a backup server is required.

Results

The following files and directories are created on the production server, and optionally on the backup or clone servers, during the configuration process:

When the ACS_DIR directory is not identical to the instance directory, an ACS_DIR configuration directory is created. The path for the ACS_DIR directory is specified in the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot profile.
A profile in the ACS_DIR configuration directory.
A symbolic link from the <instance directory>/profile that points to the ACS_DIR/profile when the two directories are not identical is created.
A password file in the ACS_DIR/shared directory.

IBM Storage Protect Snapshot daemon processes are stopped and restarted if requested.