You can access the backup-archive client automatic deployment
feature from the command-line interface and schedule client deployments
for packages that you acquire from the FTP site.
The following list outlines the deployment requirements:
- Before using the backup-archive client deployment feature, you
must configure the server.
- You must be an administrator on the server to issue backup-archive
deployment commands related to configuring the server and importing
the deployment packages.
- To schedule a backup-archive client deployment for a node, you
must have system privileges or domain privileges on the domain to
which the node belongs.
The following example command can be used to configure the server
to deploy backup-archive client packages with the command-line interface:
define devclass ibm_client_deploy_import devtype=file directory=import_directory
define stgpool stgpool_name storage_dc_name maxscratch=20
define domain ibm_client_deploy
define policyset ibm_client_deploy ibm_client_deploy
define mgmtclass ibm_client_deploy ibm_client_deploy ibm_client_deploy
define copygroup ibm_client_deploy ibm_client_deploy ibm_client_deploy
standard type=archive destination=stgpool_name retver=retention_value
assign defmgmtclass ibm_client_deploy ibm_client_deploy ibm_client_deploy
activate policyset ibm_client_deploy ibm_client_deploy
set serverhladdress=server.serveraddress.com
where:
- ibm_client_deploy_import is the temporary location from where
the deployment packages are imported. This parameter is defined by
the deployment manager.
- import_directory is a previously defined directory
that is accessible from the server.
- stgpool_name is the name of a storage pool
of your choosing where the deployment packages are stored on the server.
The storage pool name is based on a previously defined device class.
That device class is different from the one which is used to perform
IMPORT operations.
- storage_dc_name represents the device class
where the deployment packages are stored on the server.
- retention_value (RETVER) of the DEFINE
COPYGROUP command sets the retention time for the package.
You can set it to NOLimit or to a number of days.
The default for the Administration Center is five
years.
Important: The retention value must
be set to a value that includes the amount of time that the package
was on the FTP site. For example, if a deployment package is on the
FTP site for 30 days, the retention value for the copy group must
be greater than 30 days. If not, the package expires when the next EXPIRE
INVENTORY command is issued.
- server.serveraddress.com is the server IP address
or host name from which you scheduled the client automatic deployment.