Step 5: Adding and configuring an object client for copying data

Before you can copy data from IBM Spectrum® Protect Plus to the IBM Spectrum Protect server, you must configure the object client. This step is the last step in setting up the IBM Spectrum Protect server for archiving and copying of data with the Operations Center.

1. On the Operations Center menu bar, click Clients.
   
2. Click Client to add a client as shown.
   
3. Select Object Client and click Next to start the Add Client wizard.
   In the wizard screens, you are asked for to make the following choices and definitions for the client you are setting up.

   • You can also choose to enable replication for this client.
   • You must assign a client name and contact name, and an email address for reporting which you define in the final step of the wizard.
   • You must assign a policy domain, which you set up in step 2, Step 2: Configuring an object policy domain.
   • You can define at risk reporting for the client, such as a once-a-day report to the email address that you specified.
4. Click Add Client.
   Note:

   After the process finishes, you are provided with the endpoint for communicating with the object agent on the server, the access key ID, the secret access key, and the certificate for connecting securely. When IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is an object client, it directs requests to the endpoint, and uses this information in the form of the access key ID, the secret access key, and the secure certificate.

   Important: Ensure that a copy of each credential is saved to a secure location.

   Tip: If you are using the command line, run the REGISTER NODE command to create an object client. Specify TYPE=OBJECTCLIENT. The script runs under the instance user ID.