Configuring a new installation with the wizard on Linux

Use the configuration wizard for the initial configuration or to complete minor changes on Linux.

Before you begin

The system where Data Protection for VMware is installed must have network connectivity to the following servers:
  • Remote Data Mover
  • IBM Spectrum Protect server
  • vCenter Server

About this task

To configure the Data Protection for VMware environment on Linux, complete these steps:

Procedure

  1. Run the installer on the Linux host.
  2. Select options 2 and 3 (Data Mover and GUI).
  3. After the install completes, run the configuration wizard at this location:
    https://localhost:9081/TsmVMwareUI
    
    For ease of setup, only define one Data Mover on the GUI host. This Data Mover must be configured manually before you can use the Web Client plug-in GUI to add or configure more data movers.
    Note: If you are performing an upgrade, and you had a working Data Mover instance prior to the upgrade, simply restart the services. You can now use the Web Client plug-in for future operations.
  4. While completing the panels on the wizard collect the following information:
    • Node names and passwords for the data mover and mount proxy pair registered.
    • dsm.sys content for each Data Mover and Mount Proxy created.
  5. Once the configuration wizard is completed, manually set up the Data Mover that will run on the GUI host.
    For this step, and for steps 6 and 7, review the information on manual setup on Linux, in the topic Manually setting up the data mover nodes in a vSphere environment .
  6. When the Data Mover instance is running, manually set up the Linux mount proxy instance that will run on the GUI host.
  7. When the Linux mount proxy instance is running, manually set up the Windows mount proxy instance on a Windows host.
  8. You can now use the Web Client plug-in for future operations. The legacy GUI interface can be used when you want to change or update the default Spectrum Protect server information.

Results

Fast path: After you successfully complete this wizard task, no additional configuration tasks are required to back up your VM data.