IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack, Version 6.1.7

Installing and upgrading

Before beginning the installation or upgrade process, verify that your system meets all operating system, hardware, and software requirements.

For the system requirements, see the Planning section.

For Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack, Version 6.1.7, you can complete a new installation or upgrade from Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack, Version 5.5.x or 6.1.x to Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack, Version 6.1.7. The following versions are compatible:

When you upgrade from Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack, Version 5.5.x or 6.1.x to Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack, Version 6.1.7, the data is migrated. For example, any user IDs, user groups, schedules, and policies that you created are available when using Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack, Version 6.1.7.

By default, when you install FastBack Server, FastBack Manager is installed. Using the Advanced installation option, you can also install FastBack Manager on a computer without installing FastBack Server. In this scenario, when you upgrade the Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack software, you do not have to upgrade FastBack Server before you upgrade FastBack Manager; the upgrade order for these systems does not matter. When deployed in a production environment, the FastBack Server and FastBack Manager computers must use the same version of the software.

Installing the server and client components

For purposes of performance and disaster recovery, it is always best that the FastBack Server and FastBack Client have dedicated and separate hardware resources available. Installing the server and client on separate systems is advised so that there is sufficient disk I/O and processor available to carry out the scheduled workloads, and available repository disk access for recovery in the event that the FastBack Client system experiences a disaster.

In situations where FastBack Server and FastBack Client components are installed and running on a single operating system or physical machine, it is important that sufficient resources be made available (for example, memory, processor, disk I/O) to each component on this shared system. On systems or servers with insufficient resources, it is necessary to separate the server and client components to separate dedicated servers to improve throughput and response times.

If you install the server and client on the same system, the following list of limitations is applicable:
  • The client installed on the same system as the server must be configured as SAN enabled. This configuration is required regardless of SAN disks.
  • After you install the software, you need to create a repository to back up data. For more information about repositories, see Repositories.
  • When the server and client are installed on the same system, disk-based repositories cannot be used. Volume and folder repositories can be used.
Note:
  • When FastBack Server is installed on the same machine as FastBack Client, data loss may occur. FastBack Server may be installed unintentionally when a user selects the default installation option when using the 64-bit FastBack installer to install the FastBack Client.
  • If you do install FastBack Server and the FastBack Client on the same machine, you can prevent data loss by running the disk open utility. For more information on how to use the disk open utility, see Allowing read/write access to a disk with disk open utility.

Upgrading the server and client components

When upgrading the FastBack Server and FastBack Client, upgrade the FastBack Server first. The FastBack Server version must be greater than or equal to the FastBack Client version. In addition, if you install a FastBack DR Hub Server, the FastBack DR Hub Server version must be greater than or equal to the FastBack Server version.

When upgrading the FastBack DR Hub Server from Version 6.1.x to Version 6.1.7, the IBM Global Security Kit (GSKit) 8 registry key is not automatically updated. You must manually update the registry key before upgrading the FastBack DR Hub Server to Version 6.1.7. Update the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IBM\GSK8\CurrentVersion\CryptLibPath value to specify C:\Program Files\IBM\GSK8\lib.

FastBack Reporting (Windows only)

The FastBack Reporting installation process is separate from the Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack installation process. You cannot choose to install FastBack Reporting from the Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack installation wizard.


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