Advanced configuration tasks

You must manually configure and verify each component using the available application interfaces.

1. Log on to the IBM Spectrum Protect server and complete the tasks described in Setting up the IBM Spectrum Protect nodes in a vSphere environment.
2. Log on to the vStorage Backup Server and complete the tasks described in Setting up the data mover nodes in a vSphere environment.
3. Log on to the system where the Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI is installed and complete the tasks described in Configuring the Data Protection for VMware command-line interface in a vSphere environment.
4. On the system where the Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI is installed, start the vSphere Client and log on to the vCenter. If the vSphere Client is already running, you must stop and restart it.
5. Go to the Home directory in the vSphere Client. Click the Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI icon in the Solutions and Applications panel.
   Tip: If the icon is not shown, then the Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI was not registered or a connection error occurred.
   1. In the vSphere Client menu, go to Plug-ins > Manage Plug-ins to start the Plug-in Manager.
   2. If you can locate the Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI and a connection error occurred, verify connectivity to the machine where the Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI is installed by issuing the ping command.
   3. If you cannot locate the Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI in the Plug-in Manager, then you must re-register the Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI.For detailed instructions, complete the tasks that are described in Troubleshooting.