Configuring and maintaining the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus system environment

System management tasks include adding backup storage, managing sites, registering Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) or Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) servers, and managing keys and certificates for cloud resources.

Maintenance tasks include reviewing the configuration of the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus virtual appliance, collecting log files for troubleshooting, and managing Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates.

In most cases, IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is installed on a virtual appliance. The virtual appliance contains the application and the inventory. Maintenance tasks are completed in vSphere Client, by using the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus command line, or in a web-based management console.

Maintenance tasks are completed by a system administrator. A system administrator is usually a senior-level user who designed or implemented the vSphere and ESX infrastructure, or a user with an understanding of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, VMware, and Linux command-line usage.

Infrastructure updates are managed by IBM update facilities. The administrative console serves as the primary means for updating IBM Spectrum Protect Plus features and underlying infrastructure components, including the operating system and file system.