Windows: Taking the first steps after you install IBM Spectrum Protect
After you install Version 8.1, prepare for the configuration. Using the configuration wizard is the preferred method of configuring the IBM Spectrum Protect™ instance.
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- Create the directories and user ID for the server instance. See Windows: Creating the user ID and directories for the server instance.
- Configure a server instance. Select one of the following options:
- Use the configuration wizard, the preferred method. See Windows: Configuring IBM Spectrum Protect by using the configuration wizard.
- Manually configure the new instance. See Windows: Configuring the server instance manually. Complete the
following steps during a manual configuration.
- Set up your directories and create the IBM Spectrum Protect instance. See Windows: Creating the server instance.
- Create a new server options file by copying the sample file to set up communications between the
server and clients. See
Windows: Configuring server and client communications. - Issue the DSMSERV FORMAT command to format the database. See Windows: Formatting the database and log.
- Configure your system for database backup. See Windows: Preparing the database manager for database backup.
- Configure options to control when database reorganization runs. See Windows: Configuring server options for server database maintenance.
- Start the server instance if it is not already started.
- Register your license. See Windows: Registering licenses.
- Prepare your system for database backups. See Windows: Specifying a device class in preparation for database backups.
- Monitor the server. See Windows: Monitoring the server.
- Windows: Creating the user ID and directories for the server instance
Create the user ID for the IBM Spectrum Protect server instance and create the directories that the server instance needs for database and recovery logs. - Windows: Configuring the IBM Spectrum Protect server
After you have installed the server and prepared for the configuration, configure the server instance. - Windows: Configuring server options for server database maintenance
To help avoid problems with database growth and server performance, the server automatically monitors its database tables and reorganizes them when needed. Before starting the server for production use, set server options to control when reorganization runs. If you plan to use data deduplication, ensure that the option to run index reorganization is enabled. - Windows: Starting the server instance on Windows systems
In a production environment, the preferred method for starting the server is as a Windows service. In an environment where you are reconfiguring, testing, or completing maintenance tasks, start the server in the foreground or use maintenance mode. - Windows: Stopping the server
You can stop the server when needed to return control to the operating system. To avoid losing administrative and client node connections, stop the server only after current sessions are completed or canceled. - Windows: Registering licenses
Immediately register any IBM Spectrum Protect licensed functions that you purchase so you do not lose any data after you start server operations, such as backing up your data. - Windows: Specifying a device class in preparation for database backups
To prepare the system for automatic and manual database backups, you must specify the device class to be used. - Windows: Running multiple server instances on a single system
You can create more than one server instance on your system. Each server instance has its own instance directory, and database and log directories. - Windows: Monitoring the server
When you start to use the server in production, monitor the space that is used by the server to ensure that the amount of space is adequate. Adjust the space if needed.