dcli claim start

Use this command to start a claim for an IBM® Storage Protect server.

Tip: Before you issue the dcli claim start command, you must register the IBM Storage Protect server by using the dcli server register command.

Parameters

-i | --id claim_id: Specifies the claim ID for a registered IBM Storage Protect server. The default value is 1.
-h | --help: Displays help information for the command.

Example: Start a claim

Start a claim that has a registered IBM Storage Protect server ID of 1.

dcli claim start -i 1

Start Claim
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Successful
Claim ID: 1
   SP ID: 1
  Status: Pending
     url: https://defender.claim_url.mysite.com/support/services/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code8974

Field descriptions

Claim ID

The ID for claim.

SP ID

The ID for the IBM Storage Protect server.

Status

The status of the claim. The following values are possible:

Pending: Specifies that the claim was started but is not finalized. The claim status is pending until you log in to the URL that is returned by the command.
Finalized: Specifies that the claim process for the IBM Storage Protect server is complete.

url

The URL that is returned by the command.

Important: When the dcli claim start command finishes running, copy and paste the URL that is returned into any web browser. Specify the login credentials for the cluster management account. After you successfully log in, you have 15 minutes to complete the steps to finalize the claim. For more information, see Connecting an IBM Storage Protect server to Data Management.

Related commands

Table 1. Commands related to dcli claim start
Command	Description
dcli server register	Registers a claim for an IBM Storage Protect server.
dcli claim finalize	Finalize a claim for an IBM Storage Protect Server.
dcli claim delete	Deletes a claim for an IBM Storage Protect Server.
dcli claim query	Queries a claim for an IBM Storage Protect Server.