Configuring additional backup servers

You can use the IBM Spectrum Protect vSphere plug-in to configure additional backup servers.

Procedure

  1. After the initial configuration is completed in the Web GUI host, log in to the plug-in and navigate to IBM Spectrum Protect Configuration.
  2. Click Configure -> Connections to set up the connection between the plug-in and the GUI host.
  3. Edit the connection to point to the GUI host.
    After a successful connection, click the Backup Servers tab. You might have to refresh the table to see the backup server information. After a refresh, the default server that is configured in the Web GUI host is displayed.
  4. To create an additional backup server, click the + (add server) button. Enter information for the second server.
  5. You might be prompted to accept digital certificates if this is the first time you are accessing the API and server. The first certificate verifies the connection to the REST API of the Web GUI host. The second certificate verifies the new backup server itself. You must accept both certificates in order to proceed.
  6. Select a policy domain from a drop-down list and a prefix. The best practice is to choose a different prefix for each backup server.
  7. On the summary screen, review your choices and click Finish to add the backup server.
  8. Add a datacenter by clicking Add Datacenter Association in the Results pane.
  9. Under Datacenter Management, review the list of all datacenters in a particular vCenter. Select the datacenter that is to be associated with a backup server. Click Create association to associate a backup server with a datacenter.
  10. Click Create Association, and enter the details for the server that must be associated with that datacenter.
  11. Add a data mover for the datacenter. Each datacenter requires its own data mover. However, the same installation of a data mover can be used for multiple datacenters. Select Add Data Mover to go directly to the data mover pane.
  12. Click Add Data Mover on the Data Movers tab. The data mover host can be on the GUI host machine. Another option is to install the data mover separately.
  13. After the first data mover is added to a datacenter, a schedule is automatically created.
  14. Click Configure -> Schedules. Refresh the schedules table to see the new schedule.
    The additional backup server is now configured to be used by Data Protection for VMware.