Installing and setting up IBM Storage Protect Snapshot

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Install IBM® Storage Protect Snapshot by following the installation steps, and launch the Configuration Wizard to configure that instance. When these steps complete successfully, activate the installation for every application you want to protect. Ensure to install IBM Storage Protect Snapshot on the production server first.

About this task

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

Procedure

  1. 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.

  2. Activate the installation for every database instance you want to protect with IBM Storage Protect Snapshot.

    During the activation, all the necessary files are copied from the installation directory, to the database instance installation directory.

  3. Launch the Configuration Wizard to configure IBM Storage Protect Snapshot with the ./setup_ora.sh command.

    You can also proceed to install and configure the product on a backup or clone server.

    If Open Secure Shell (OpenSSH) is configured between the production and the backup or clone servers, IBM Storage Protect Snapshot can be activated and configured on the backup or clone server by using the Configuration Wizard from the production server. Otherwise, a separate installation is required.

  4. If backup and clone servers are not automatically activated and configured, run the Configuration Wizard to configure IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for Oracle on all required servers .
    Backup servers or clone servers are auxiliary hosts that are required by IBM Storage Protect Snapshot to mount backup images and clone databases. A backup server is also required to offload backups to an IBM Storage Protect server.

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.