Installing and configuring clients
To start protecting a client node, you must install and configure the selected software.
Procedure
If you already installed the software, start at step 2.
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Take one of the following actions:
- To install software on an application or client node, follow the instructions.
Software Link to instructions IBM Spectrum® Protect backup-archive client Tip: You can also update existing clients by using the Operations Center. For instructions, see Scheduling client updates.IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases IBM Spectrum Protect for Mail IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning - To install software on a virtual machine client node, follow the instructions for the selected
backup type.
Backup type Link to instructions If you plan to create full VMware backups of virtual machines, install and configure the IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client. If you plan to create incremental forever full backups of virtual machines, install and configure IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments and the backup-archive client on the same client node or on different client nodes. Tip: You can obtain the software for IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments and the backup-archive client in the IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments installation package.
- To install software on an application or client node, follow the instructions.
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To allow the client to connect to the server, add or update the values for the
TCPSERVERADDRESS, TCPPORT, and
NODENAME options in the client options file. Use the values that you recorded
when you registered the client (Registering clients).
- For clients that are installed on an AIX®, Linux®, Mac OS X, or Oracle Solaris operating system, add the values to the client system-options file, dsm.sys.
- For clients that are installed on a Windows operating system, add the values to the dsm.opt file.
By default, the options files are in the installation directory. - If you installed a backup-archive client on a Linux or Windows operating system, install the client management service on the client. Follow the instructions in Collecting diagnostic information with client management services.
- Configure the client to run scheduled operations. Follow the instructions in Configuring the client to run scheduled operations.
- Optional: Configure communications through a firewall. Follow the instructions in Configuring client/server communications through a firewall.
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Run a test backup to verify that data is protected as you planned.
For example, for a backup-archive client, complete the following steps:
- On the Clients page of the Operations Center, select the client that you want to back up, and click Back Up.
- Verify that the backup completes successfully and that there are no warning or error messages.
- Monitor the results of the scheduled operations for the client in the Operations Center.