Defining storage agents to the IBM Storage Protect server

For each client that uses LAN-free data transfer, you must define the client's storage agent to the server.

Define storage agents to the server by completing the following steps:

1. Define the storage agent by issuing the DEFINE SERVER command from the IBM Storage Protect server (library manager or library client) that will manage the client's data.

   define server storagnt serverpassword=fun4me
   hladdress=agent.tucson.ibm.com lladdress=1502 ssl=yes

   In the preceding example, the SSL parameter specifies that SSL communication is used. If you specify SSL as the communication method, you must import SSL certificates from the server to the storage agent, and from the storage agent to the server. Import SSL certificates before you start the storage agent or the server.

2. Verify that the storage agent is defined to the library manager by issuing the following command from the library-manager server:

   query server server_name format=detailed

   Important: If the library-manager server is different from the library-client server that hosts the storage agent, define the storage agent as a server on both the library-manager server and the library-client server. The storage agent must be able to contact the library manager directly when it sends mount requests. If the storage agent is only defined to the library client, it attempts to use information from the library client to define itself to the library manager.