Start IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus to begin using the
application and its features.
Procedure
To start IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus, complete the
following steps:
-
In a supported web browser, enter the following URL:
https://host_name
Where
host_name is the IP address of the virtual machine where the application is
deployed. This connects you to
IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus.
-
Enter your user name and password to log on.
If this is your first time logging on, the default user name is admin
and the password is password. You are prompted to reset the default user name
and password. You cannot reset the user name to admin
, root
, or
test
.
-
Click Sign In.
-
If you are logging on to IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus for the
first time, you are prompted to complete the following actions:
- Change the serveradmin password. The initial password is
sppDP758. The serveradmin user is used to access the
administrative console and the IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus virtual
appliance. The the password for serveradmin must be changed before accessing
the administrative console and IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus virtual
appliance.
- Start the initialization process for the onboard vSnap server. Select
Initialize or Inititalize with encryption enabled to
encrypt data on the server.