Installing the storage agent by using the installation wizard

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You can install or update the storage agent by using the IBM Installation Manager graphical wizard.

Before you begin

Take the following actions before you start the installation:

  • AIX operating systems

    If the following RPM files are not installed on the computer, install them. For instructions, see Installing RPM files for the graphical wizard.

    • atk-1.12.3-2.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
    • cairo-1.8.8-1.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
    • expat-2.0.1-1.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
    • fontconfig-2.4.2-1.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
    • freetype2-2.3.9-1.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
    • gettext-0.10.40-6.aix5.1.ppc.rpm
    • glib2-2.12.4-2.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
    • gtk2-2.10.6-4.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
    • libjpeg-6b-6.aix5.1.ppc.rpm
    • libpng-1.2.32-2.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
    • libtiff-3.8.2-1.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
    • pango-1.14.5-4.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
    • pixman-0.12.0-3.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
    • xcursor-1.1.7-3.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
    • xft-2.1.6-5.aix5.1.ppc.rpm
    • xrender-0.9.1-3.aix5.2.ppc.rpm
    • zlib-1.2.3-3.aix5.1.ppc.rpm
  • Verify that the operating system is set to the language that you require. By default, the language of the operating system is the language of the installation wizard.
  • Windows operating systemsEnsure that the user ID that you plan to use during the installation is a user with local Administrator authority.
Note: On test servers only: Use the following command to bypass prerequisite checks such as the operating system and the required memory. Do not issue this command on a production server.
For new installations, issue the following command: Linux operating systemsAIX operating systems
./install.sh -g -vmargs "-DBYPASS_TSM_REQ_CHECKS=true"
Windows operating systems
install.bat -g -vmargs "-DBYPASS_TSM_REQ_CHECKS=true"
Otherwise, update the following file to add the -DBYPASS_TSM_REQ_CHECKS=true flag. The dash in the -DBYPASS_TSM_REQ_CHECKS=true flag is required and must be added on a new line after the -vmargs flag. Linux operating systemsAIX operating systems
../Installation Manager/eclipse/ibmim.ini
Windows operating systems
..\Installation Manager\eclipse\ibmim.ini

Procedure

Install IBM Storage Protect by using one of the following methods:
  • Installing the software from a downloaded package:
    1. Change to the directory where you downloaded the package.
    2. Start the installation wizard by issuing the following command: Linux operating systems
      ./install.sh
      Windows operating systems
      install.bat

      Windows operating systemsOr, in the directory where the installation files were extracted, double-click the install.bat file.

  • Installing the software from a DVD:
    1. Insert the DVD into the DVD drive.
      Tip: Ensure that the installation files are visible on the DVD drive.
    2. Start the installation wizard by issuing the following command from a command line: Linux operating systems
      ./install.sh
      Windows operating systems
      install.bat

      Windows operating systemsOr, in the directory where the installation files were extracted, double-click the install.bat file.

What to do next

  • If errors occur during the installation process, the errors are recorded in log files that are stored in the IBM Installation Manager logs directory.

    You can view installation log files by clicking File > View Log from the Installation Manager tool. To collect these log files, click Help > Export Data for Problem Analysis from the Installation Manager tool.

  • Windows operating systemsIf a native device driver is available on Windows for the tape drives or medium changers that you plan to use, use the native device driver. If a native device driver is not available on Windows for the tape drives or medium changers that you plan to use, install the IBM Storage Protect device driver by issuing the dpinst.exe /a command. The dpinst.exe file is in the device driver directory. The default directory is C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\device\drivers.