Running a typical installation of Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V

Instructions are provided for a typical installation of the IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V software.

Before you begin

If you are in a cluster environment, ensure that you install the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V package on each host in the cluster.

On each host where Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V is installed, ensure that the HTTPS port that is used to communicate with Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V is open in the firewall. Unless specified otherwise, the default port number of 9081 is used.

If you are upgrading from Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Version 8.1.2 or earlier, complete the tasks in Renaming nodes on the IBM Spectrum Protect server.

If you are upgrading Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V, review the information in Upgrading Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V.

Ensure that you downloaded and extracted the installation package as described in Download and extract the installation package.

About this task

A typical installation includes all the features of Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V, including the data mover, the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console, the PowerShell cmdlets, and the IBM Spectrum Protect recovery agent.

To install only the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console for remote management, see Installing only the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console. The PowerShell cmdlets are part of this installation.

To install only the data mover for in-guest application protection restore operations, see Installing only the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V data mover. The recovery agent is included in the data mover installation.

Restriction: The Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V installer automatically disables the automount feature with the diskpart command on the Windows operating system. This action is required to show correct drive letter assignments and to hide the system reserved disk in the IBM Spectrum Protect file restore interface.

If you do not plan to run file restore operations, or if you do not care that incorrect drive letter assignments and the system reserved disk are displayed in the file restore interface, you can enable the automount feature after the installation is completed.

Procedure

Complete the following steps on a single Hyper-V host or on each host in a cluster:

  1. Download and extract the installation package.
  2. To start the installation program, double-click the spinstall.exe file. Choose the language for the installation process, and then click Next.
  3. On the Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Hyper-V suite page, click Next.
  4. On the License Agreement page, read the terms of the license agreement. Click I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next. If you do not accept the terms of the license agreement, the installation ends and you must click Cancel to exit the installation wizard.
  5. On the Installation Destination Folder page, note the installation location and click Next.

    Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V can be installed only in the default location (C:\Program Files\IBM\SpectrumProtect). If you previously installed Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V in a custom location, the program files from the previous version, except for the log and trace files, are moved to the default installation location during the upgrade.

  6. On the Installation Type page, click Typical Installation. The installation process begins immediately. You cannot change your selection after the installation process begins.
    Tip: The installation process might take several minutes to complete while the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V, JVM, data mover, web server, framework, and recovery agent packages are being installed.
  7. On the Install Wizard Completed page, click Finish to exit the installation wizard.
    The Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console starts immediately after the wizard is closed.

    If you do not want to start the configuration wizard now, clear the Launch Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console now box and click Finish to exit the wizard.

Results

Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V is installed.
The following installed components appear in the Programs and Features control panel in the Windows operating system:
  • IBM Spectrum Protect Client
  • IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V
  • IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V License
  • IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V suite
  • IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Framework
  • IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Recovery agent
  • IBM Spectrum Protect JVM
  • IBM Spectrum Protect WebServer

What to do next

Before you attempt a backup or restore operation, or use the file restore interface, complete the tasks in Configure Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V with the wizard.

Before you attempt to mount the backup of a Hyper-V virtual machine disk to restore a file, complete the tasks in Configuring the IBM Spectrum Protect recovery agent GUI.