Book description
IBM® Spectrum Protect Plus is a data protection solution that provides near-instant recovery, replication, retention management, and reuse for virtual machines, databases, and applications backups in hybrid multicloud environments.
IBM Knowledge Center for IBM Spectrum® Protect Plus provides extensive documentation for installation, deployment, and usage. In addition, build and size an IBM Spectrum Protect Plus solution.
The goal of this IBM Redpaper® publication is to summarize and complement the available information by providing useful hints and tips that are based on the authors' practical experience in installing and supporting IBM Spectrum Protect Plus in customer environments. Over time, our aim is to compile a set of best practices that cover all aspects of the product, from planning and installation to tuning, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
Table of contents
- Front cover
- Notices
- Preface
- Chapter 1. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus product architecture and components
- Chapter 2. Solution architecture, planning, and design
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Chapter 3. Installation and deployment
- 3.1 Overview
- 3.2 Prerequisites for an IBM Spectrum Protect Plus deployment
- 3.3 Installation and deployment
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3.4 Configuring IBM Spectrum Protect Plus environment
- 3.4.1 Configuring the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus server
- 3.4.2 Configuring the vSnap Backup Storage server
- 3.4.3 Configuring NTP for the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus and vSnap servers
- 3.4.4 Connect vSnap and VADP servers with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus server
- 3.4.5 Adding an SLA for IBM Spectrum Protect Plus catalog backup
- 3.4.6 Backing up the vSnap server system configuration
- 3.4.7 Changing and verifying the schedules of the predefined jobs
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Chapter 4. Networking
- 4.1 IBM Spectrum Protect Plus networking
- 4.2 Understanding network data flows
- 4.3 Establishing connections through firewalls
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4.4 Configuring IBM Spectrum Protect Plus to use a dedicated backup network
- 4.4.1 Preparing the VMware ESXi or Microsoft Hyper-V Hypervisors
- 4.4.2 Preparing the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus virtual appliance
- 4.4.3 Preparing the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vSnap server
- 4.4.4 Preparing the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus VADP proxy (VMware only)
- 4.4.5 Enabling or disabling specific protocols on a network interface
- 4.4.6 Special Configuration: Forcing VADP front end traffic to use a dedicated interface
- 4.4.7 Editing firewall ports
- 4.4.8 Testing network connectivity
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Chapter 5. Daily operations and maintenance
- 5.1 Role-based access control overview
- 5.2 Daily operations
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5.3 Maintenance
- 5.3.1 Update IBM Spectrum Protect Plus components
- 5.3.2 IBM Spectrum Protect Plus troubleshooting (log files)
- 5.3.3 Managing the vSnap server
- 5.3.4 Configuring LDAP and SMTP
- 5.3.5 Administrative Console
- 5.3.6 Managing global preferences
- 5.3.7 Managing the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus catalog
- 5.3.8 Search guidelines
- 5.3.9 Testing network connectivity
- 5.3.10 Messages
- 5.4 vSnap server CLI
- 5.5 vSnap server initialization
- 5.6 Checking vSnap server status
- 5.7 vSnap server preferences
- 5.8 vSnap server volumes and snapshots
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Chapter 6. Backing up and restoring virtualized systems
- 6.1 VM backup configuration basics
- 6.2 Catalog file metadata for single file restore
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6.3 VM restore and data reuse
- 6.3.1 Restore wizard
- 6.3.2 Restore schedule
- 6.3.3 Restore Source (Location) and Restore Points
- 6.3.4 Restore destination
- 6.3.5 Restore methods
- 6.3.6 Restore Options
- 6.3.7 Restoring a VDisk
- 6.3.8 Restoring a VM from primary site
- 6.3.9 Restoring a VM from secondary (replication) site
- 6.3.10 Restoring a VM and changing static IP address on one NIC
- 6.3.11 Restoring a VM and changing static IP addresses on two NICs
- 6.4 Protecting and recovering Amazon EC2 data
- Chapter 7. Backing up and restoring Windows file system data
- Chapter 8. Backing up and restoring databases
- Chapter 9. Backing up and restoring MongoDB databases
- Chapter 10. Backing up and restoring Db2 databases
- Chapter 11. Backing up and restoring SQL Server
- Chapter 12. Backing up and restoring Microsoft Exchange data
- Chapter 13. Backing up and restoring Microsoft 365 data
- Chapter 14. Backing up and restoring containers
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Chapter 15. Replication and additional copies
- 15.1 Reasons to create more copies of backup data
- 15.2 Extra copies: Overview and options comparison
- 15.3 Replicating backup data
- 15.4 Additional copies to Object Storage, tape, or archival storage
- 15.5 Configuring a multi-site backup
- 15.6 Creating incremental and full copies of backup data to an IBM Spectrum Protect server
- Chapter 16. REST API
- Related publications
- Back cover
Product information
- Title: IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Practical Guidance for Deployment, Configuration, and Usage
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2021
- Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
- ISBN: 9780738459196
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