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  5. Section IX. Data Protection
  7. Configuration for IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM)
  9. Prerequisites for adding data collectors (IBM Spectrum Protect - TSM)

Prerequisites for adding data collectors (IBM Spectrum Protect - TSM)

  • 64-bit OS. See the Certified Configurations Guide for supported operating systems.

  • When the IT Analytics system collects data from any vendor subsystem, the collection process expects name/value pairs to be in US English, and requires the installation to be done by an Administrator with a US English locale. The server's language version can be non-US English.

  • Supports Amazon Corretto 17. Amazon Corretto is a no-cost, multi-platform, production-ready distribution of the Open Java Development Kit (OpenJDK).

  • For performance reasons, do not install Data Collectors on the same server as the IT Analytics Portal. However, if you must have both on the same server, verify that the Portal and Data Collector software do not reside in the same directory.

  • Install only one Data Collector on a server (or OS instance).

  • For most Backup Manager systems, install the Data Collector on a server that is in the same time zone as the backup server from which you are collecting data. For Veritas NetBackup and IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) collection, the Data Collector server and backup server can be in different time zones.

  • A IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) client must be installed on the Data Collector server with the dsmadmc command available.

  • Ports to IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) instances must be open. Each instance will have a unique port. Make note of these instance/port combinations for data collection. Typically, TCP 1500 is the default port.

  • The Data Collector server can be any server within your network that is Java 1.7 compatible and with dsmadmc installed. For Linux platforms, this server must be added to dsm.sys so the Data Collector can use the dsmadmc command.

  • For a data collector installed on Windows, the parameter variable DSM_CONFIG MUST be configured. The value of the variable should be the full path and filename for the dsm.opt file.

    Note:

    For a default installation of the Windows TSM client, the location is: C:\Program Files\Tivoli\TSM\baclient\dsm.opt

    To add the parameter, navigate to Admin > Advanced > Parameters. Click Add and Add Advanced Parameter dialog box is displayed. Click Add to add the parameter.

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