Any vSnap server that is deployed virtually or installed physically must
be registered in IBM Spectrum® Protect
Plus so that it can be
recognized as a backup storage provider.
Before you begin
After you add and register a vSnap server as a backup storage provider, you can choose to
configure and administer certain aspects of the vSnap, such as network configuration or storage pool
management. For more information, see Configuring backup storage options.
If the vSnap server will also be registered as a VADP proxy,
the account added in the Storage Properties field for the vSnap must have
sudo privileges for the VADP proxy registration to succeed. For more
information, see Permission types.
Procedure
To register a vSnap server as a backup storage device, complete the following
steps:
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Log on to the vSnap server console with the user ID serveradmin. The
initial password is sppDP758-SysXyz.
You are prompted to change this password during the first logon. Certain rules are enforced
when creating a new password. For more information, see the password requirement rules in
Start IBM Spectrum Protect Plus.
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Run the vsnap user create command to create a user name and password for the
vSnap server.
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Start the IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus user interface by
entering the host name or IP address of the virtual machine where IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus is deployed in a supported browser.
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In the navigation pane, click .
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Click Add Disk Storage.
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Complete the fields in the Storage Properties pane:
- Hostname/IP
- Enter the resolvable IP address or hostname of the backup storage.
- Site
- Select a site for the backup storage. Available options are Primary,
Secondary, or Add a new site. If more than one
primary, secondary, or user-defined site is available to IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus, the site with the largest amount of available
storage is used first.
- Username
- Enter the user name for the vSnap server that you created in step 2.
- Password
- Enter the password for the user.
Note: If the serveradmin account is to be used, ensure that
the default password is changed through the vSnap server console prior to registering the vSnap
server as a backup storage provider in IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus.
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Click Save.
IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus confirms a network connection and
adds the backup storage device to the database.
What to do next
After you add a backup storage provider, take the following actions: