Single-site disk implementation of a data protection solution

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The single-site disk solution is configured at one site and uses data deduplication.

Implementation roadmap

The following steps are required to set up the IBM® Storage Protect single-site disk environment.
  1. Set up the system.
    1. Configure the storage hardware and set up storage arrays for your environment size.
    2. Install the server operating system.
    3. Configure multipath I/O.
    4. Create the user ID for the server instance.
    5. Prepare file systems for IBM Storage Protect.
  2. Install the server and Operations Center.
  3. Configure the server and Operations Center.
    1. Complete the initial configuration of the server.
    2. Set server options.
    3. Configure Secure Sockets Layer for the server and client.
    4. Configure the Operations Center.
    5. Register your IBM Storage Protect license.
    6. Configure data deduplication.
    7. Define data retention rules for your business.
    8. Define server maintenance schedules.
    9. Define client schedules.
  4. Install and configure clients.
    1. Register and assign clients to schedules.
    2. Install and verify the client management service.
    3. Configure the Operations Center to use the client management service.
  5. Complete the implementation.