Configuring the server instance

Use the IBM Spectrum® Protect server instance configuration wizard to complete the initial configuration of the server.

Before you begin

Ensure that the following requirements are met:

• The system where you installed IBM Spectrum Protect must have the X Window System client. You must also be running an X Window System server on your desktop.
• The system must have the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol enabled. Ensure that the port is set to the default value, 22, and that the port is not blocked by a firewall. You must enable password authentication in the sshd_config file in the /etc/ssh/ directory. Also, ensure that the SSH daemon service has access rights to connect to the system by using the localhost value.
• You must be able to log in to IBM Spectrum Protect with the user ID that you created for the server instance, by using the SSH protocol. When you use the wizard, you must provide this user ID and password to access that system.
• If you changed any settings in the preceding steps, restart the server before you proceed with the configuration wizard.

Verify that the remote registry service is started by completing the following steps:

1. Click Start > Administrative Tools > Services. In the Services window, select Remote Registry. If it is not started, click Start.
2. Ensure that port 137, 139, and 445 are not blocked by a firewall:
   1. Click Start > Control Panel > Windows Firewall.
   2. Select Advanced Settings.
   3. Select Inbound Rules.
   4. Select New Rule.
   5. Create a port rule for TCP ports 137, 139, and 445 to allow connections for domain and private networks.
3. Configure the user account control by accessing the local security policy options and completing the following steps.
   1. Click Start > Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy. Expand Local Policies > Security Options.
   2. If not already enabled, enable the built-in administrator account by selecting Accounts: Administrator account status > Enable > OK.
   3. If not already disabled, disable user account control for all Windows administrators by selecting User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode > Disable > OK.
   4. If not already disabled, disable the User Account Control for the built-in Administrator account by selecting User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator Account > Disable > OK.
4. If you changed any settings in the preceding steps, restart the server before you proceed with the configuration wizard.

1. Start the local version of the wizard.
   • Open the dsmicfgx program in the /opt/tivoli/tsm/server/bin directory. This wizard can be only run as a root user.
   • Click Start > All Programs > IBM Spectrum Protect > Configuration Wizard.
2. Follow the instructions to complete the configuration.
   Use the information that you recorded in Planning worksheets during IBM Spectrum Protect system set up to specify directories and options in the wizard.

   On the Server Information window, set the server to start automatically by using the instance user ID when the system boots.

   By using the configuration wizard, the server is set to start automatically when rebooted.