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Configuring cluster protection (Windows Server clients)

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Use the IBM Storage Protect cluster wizard to configure the backup-archive client to protect cluster resources. The wizard gathers the information that is needed so the backup-archive client can protect cluster resources, and log on to the server.

Before you begin

Before you run the cluster configuration wizard, perform the following steps:
  • Install the backup-archive client on each node in the cluster. All backup-archive clients must be the same version of the software and all clients must be installed in the same directory on each node.
  • Register the nodes that you are going to run the cluster configuration wizard on. On the IBM Storage Protect server, use the administrative command-line client and register the node by using the register node command.
  • Make sure that the cluster groups that will be configured are owned by the system that will run the cluster wizard. This ensures that the backup-archive client files (options file, error log, schedule log) can be created/updated on the cluster drives.

About this task

You run the wizard on only one node in the cluster; the wizard creates the necessary services on all nodes in the cluster.

The wizard can configure only one cluster group at a time. If you have multiple cluster groups to protect, run the wizard as many times as needed to configure the client to back up each group.

Procedure

  1. Run dsm.exe to start the Java™ GUI.
  2. In the GUI, click Utilities > Setup Wizard > Help me protect my cluster.
  3. Choose Configure a new or additional cluster group, the first time you run the wizard on a node. On subsequent wizard sessions, you can choose to update a previously configured cluster group or to remove a saved configuration.
  4. Select the name of the cluster group that you want to protect.
  5. Select the disks in the cluster group that you want to protect. You cannot use the wizard to back up the quorum drive.
  6. Specify the disk location where you want the wizard to store the client options file (dsm.opt) that the wizard creates. The client options file must be on one of the drives in the cluster group that you selected in step 4.
    If a client options file exists at this location, you are prompted to overwrite it, or choose a new directory.
  7. Specify a name for the IBM Storage Protect Scheduler that will be used to perform the backups. Select Use the Client Acceptor to manage the scheduler if you want the client acceptor to manage the scheduler.
  8. Specify the node name for the cluster node and the password that is used to log on to the IBM Storage Protect Server. By default, the option to have the password validated by the server is selected. Clear this option if you do not want the password validated.
  9. Specify the account that the scheduler and client acceptor daemon services log on as when the services are started. Specify whether you want to start the service manually, or when the node is booted.
  10. Specify the names and location of the client schedule log file and error log file. By default, event logging is enabled. Clear this option if you do not want to log events.

    To ensure that any node can perform backups if any other node fails, the wizard copies the registry data to all nodes in the cluster.