You must ensure that all installation requirements are met before you install IBM® Tivoli® Storage FlashCopy® Manager for VMware.
To use Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware to back up and recover virtual machines, Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware must authenticate to the vCenter Server. The user ID you use to authenticate must have sufficient privileges to perform these operations. In the VMware vCenter Server, a set of privileges is collectively defined as a role. A role can be applied to an object for a specified user or group to create a permission.
Object | Privilege |
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Datastore | Allocate space, Browse datastore, Configure datastore, Remove datastore, Rename datastore, Low-level file operations, Update virtual machine files |
Folder | Create folder, Delete folder, Rename folder |
Host Configuration | Storage partition configuration, System Management, System resources |
Network | Assign network |
Resource | Assign virtual machine to resource pool |
Virtual machine Configuration | Add existing disk, Add new disk, Add or Remove device, Advanced, Change CPU count, Change resource, Disk change tracking, Disk Lease, Host USB device, Memory, Modify device setting, Raw device, Reload from path, Remove disk, Rename, Reset guest information, Settings, Swapfile placement, Upgrade virtual hardware |
Virtual machine Interaction | Answer question, Back up operation on virtual machine, Power off, Power on, Reset, Suspend |
Virtual machine Inventory | Create new, Register, Remove, Unregister |
Virtual machine Provisioning | Allow disk access, Allow read-only disk access, Allow virtual machine download, Allow virtual machine files upload |
Virtual machine State | Create snapshot, Remove snapshot, Revert to snapshot |
The installation directory for Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware is /opt/tivoli/tsm/tdpvmware/fcm. Depending on your environment, you can also use IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware with Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware. See IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware Installation and User 's Guide for more information.
The following Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware software components are installed:
When Data Protection for VMware vSphere is installed on the vStorage backup server or a VM, the common components that are already installed and configured are not reinstalled.
The Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware installer provides wizard, console, and silent installation options.
If the wizard is used for the installation, you must complete the following steps.
All the common components are installed into the default installation directory. The installation directory, INSTALLDIR, is /opt/tivoli/tsm/tdpvmware/common. The installation directory cannot be changed.
The WebSphere Application Server is installed in the /opt/tivoli/tsm/tdpvmware/common/webserver directory.
During the installation, a new user is created or an existing user name can be specified. The default for the created user name is tdpvmware, which can be changed during the installation. All installation processes are run by using the root user name. A profile is created in the $HOME/tdpvmware/config directory of the created user name. The name of the profile is profile. This profile contains the configuration information for Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware and the Data Protection for VMware command-line interface. The initialization scripts for WebSphere Application Server (/etc/init.d/webserver) and the Data Protection for VMware command-line interface (/etc/init.d/vmcli) entries are copied to the /etc/init.d/ directory. The WebSphere Application Server and Data Protection for VMware command-line interface entries are both running when the installation is completed. The vmcli database is in $HOME/tdpvmware/VMCLIDB directory.