Integration with IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management

IBM Spectrum® Protect Plus integrates with IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Version 2.2 to provide data protection for the virtual machine, container, and database applications in an IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management environment.

IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management is an open, hybrid cloud management platform that runs on the Red Hat® OpenShift® platform.

IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management enables organizations to securely manage diverse applications in a hybrid cloud environment. IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management provides a single control point for deploying, managing, and securing your application workloads.

For more information about IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management, see the product information and demo on the IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management product page.

Architecture

IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management is installed on an OpenShift hub cluster. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is a partner product that is installed by using an OpenShift operator on the hub cluster.

You must have IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management installed on the hub cluster prior to installing the OpenShift operator for IBM Spectrum Protect Plus.

For instructions about installing IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management, go to the online product documentation, select the product version, and navigate to the installation instructions.

For instructions about installing the IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management operator for IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, see Installing IBM Spectrum Protect Plus in a container environment.

Starting IBM Spectrum Protect Plus from IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management

To start IBM Spectrum Protect Plus from IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management, click IBM Spectrum Protect Plus on the Administer menu. The IBM Spectrum Protect Plus login page opens on a separate tab of the browser window.