Linux: Configuring IBM Spectrum Protect by using the configuration wizard

The wizard offers a guided approach to configuring a server. By using the graphical user interface (GUI), you can avoid some configuration steps that are complex when done manually. Start the wizard on the system where you installed the IBM Spectrum Protect™ server program.

Before you begin

Before you use the configuration wizard, you must complete all preceding steps to prepare for the configuration. These steps include installing IBM Spectrum Protect, creating the database and log directories, and creating the directories and user ID for the server instance.

Procedure

  1. Ensure that the following requirements are met:
    Linux operating systems
    • The system where you installed IBM Spectrum Protect must have the X Window System client. You must also be running an X Window System server on your desktop.
    • The system must have the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol enabled. Ensure that the port is set to the default value, 22, and that the port is not blocked by a firewall. You must enable password authentication in the sshd_config file in the /etc/ssh/ directory. Also, ensure that the SSH daemon service has access rights for connecting to the system by using the localhost value.
    • You must be able to log in to the system with the user ID that you created for the server instance, by using the SSH protocol. When you use the wizard, you must provide this user ID and password to access that system.

  2. Start the local version of the wizard:
    • Linux operating systemsOpen the dsmicfgx program in the /opt/tivoli/tsm/server/bin directory. This wizard can be run only by using the root user ID.

    Follow the instructions to complete the configuration. The wizard can be stopped and restarted, but the server is not operational until the entire configuration process is complete.