Step 5: Adding and configuring an object client for copying data

Before you can copy data from IBM Storage Defender to the IBM Storage Protect server, you must configure the object client. This step is the last step in setting up the IBM Storage Protect server for archiving and copying of data with the Operations Center.

Before you begin

Ensure that the following steps are complete before you start to create the object client.
  1. Ensure that you are logged in to the IBM Storage Protect server with an instance user ID.
  2. Ensure that the storage pools for either standard storage or for copying to tape are set up and ready. For instructions, see Step 1: Creating a tape storage pool and a cold-data-cache storage pool for copying data to tape or Step 3: Setting up standard object storage.
  3. Ensure that an object domain and an object agent are created before you start.
Tip: If you create an object client before you create the corresponding object agent, the Add Client wizard forces the creation of the object agent.

About this task

This procedure is based on an environment where the IBM Storage Protect server is installed on an IBM® AIX® operating system AIX Version 7.2 TL 1 and SP 4 or later, running on an IBM POWER8 or later server.

Procedure

  1. On the Operations Center menu bar, click Clients.
  2. Click Client to add a client as shown.
  3. Select Object Client and click Next to start the Add Client wizard.
    In the wizard screens, you are asked for to make the following choices and definitions for the client you are setting up.
    • You can also choose to enable replication for this client.
    • You must assign a client name and contact name, and an email address for reporting which you define in the final step of the wizard.
    • You must assign a policy domain, which you set up in step 2, Step 2: Configuring an object policy domain.
    • You can define at risk reporting for the client, such as a once-a-day report to the email address that you specified.
  4. Click Add Client.
    Note:

    After the process finishes, you are provided with the endpoint for communicating with the object agent on the server, the access key ID, the secret access key, and the certificate for connecting securely. When IBM Storage Defender is an object client, it directs requests to the endpoint, and uses this information in the form of the access key ID, the secret access key, and the secure certificate.

    Important: Ensure that a copy of each credential is saved to a secure location.
    Tip: If you are using the command line, run the REGISTER NODE command to create an object client. Specify TYPE=OBJECTCLIENT. The script runs under the instance user ID.

What to do next

To archive your data to IBM tape storage, you must register the IBM tape storage with the Data Protect cluster. Registering the IBM tape storage makes it eligible to be used by the Data Protect cluster. For instructions, see Register an External Target in the Data Protect User Guide in the Data Protect 7.1.
Note: To access the Data Protect reference information, you must authenticate by using IBMid credentials that are associated with your IBM Storage Defender tenant account.