IBM Spectrum Protect Version 4 Release 3 Note: Before you use this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page 85. First edition (December 2020) This edition applies to Version 7.1.7 and later of the IBM Spectrum® Protect server, and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions or technical newsletters. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2013, 2020. US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents About this document..............................................................................................v Support for IBM Spectrum Protect blueprint and server automated configuration...................................v What's new in Version 4.3.................................................................................... vii Chapter 1. Introduction......................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2. Implementation requirements...............................................................3 Hardware and software prerequisites.........................................................................................................5 Hardware requirements......................................................................................................................... 5 Software requirements........................................................................................................................ 11 Planning worksheets..................................................................................................................................12 Chapter 3. Storage configuration blueprints......................................................... 17 Small FlashSystem configuration..............................................................................................................18 Medium FlashSystem configuration..........................................................................................................20 Large FlashSystem configuration.............................................................................................................. 21 IBM Elastic Storage Server systems..........................................................................................................23 Chapter 4. Setting up the system..........................................................................25 Step 1: Set up and configure hardware.....................................................................................................25 Step 2: Install the operating system......................................................................................................... 27 Step 3: IBM FlashSystem Storage: Configure multipath I/O....................................................................30 Step 4: IBM FlashSystem Storage: Configure file systems for IBM Spectrum Protect............................31 Configure a file system by using the script.......................................................................................... 32 Configure a file system by using the manual procedure..................................................................... 32 Step 5: IBM Elastic Storage Server systems: Configuring the system..................................................... 33 Step 6: Test system performance..............................................................................................................36 Step 7: Install the IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client............................................................ 40 Step 8: Install the IBM Spectrum Protect server......................................................................................40 Obtain the installation package........................................................................................................... 41 Install the IBM Spectrum Protect server.............................................................................................41 Chapter 5. Configuring the IBM Spectrum Protect server...................................... 43 Removing an IBM Spectrum Protect blueprint configuration...................................................................50 Chapter 6. Completing the system configuration...................................................51 Changing default passwords..................................................................................................................... 51 Registering nodes and associating them with predefined client schedules............................................51 Reorganizing database tables and indexes...............................................................................................53 Chapter 7. Next steps.......................................................................................... 55 Optional: Set up node replication and storage pool protection............................................................... 56 Appendix A. Performance results.........................................................................59 Extra Small system performance measurements.....................................................................................59 Small system performance measurements.............................................................................................. 60 Medium system performance measurements.......................................................................................... 61 Large system performance measurements.............................................................................................. 62 iii Workload simulation tool results...............................................................................................................63 Appendix B. Configuring the disk system by using commands............................... 67 Appendix C. Using a response file with the Blueprint configuration script..............73 Appendix D. Using predefined client schedules.....................................................75 Appendix E. Modification of blueprint configurations............................................ 79 Appendix F. Troubleshooting................................................................................81 Appendix G. Accessibility.................................................................................... 83 Notices................................................................................................................85 Index.................................................................................................................. 89 iv About this document This information is intended to facilitate the deployment of an IBM Spectrum Protect server by using detailed hardware specifications to build a system and automated scripts to configure the software. To complete the tasks, you must have an understanding of IBM Spectrum Protect and scripting. Support for IBM Spectrum Protect blueprint and server automated configuration The information in this document is distributed on an "as is" basis without any warranty that is either expressed or implied. Support assistance for the use of this material is limited to situations where IBM Spectrum Protect support is entitled and where the issues are not specific to a blueprint implementation. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2013, 2020 v vi IBM Spectrum Protect: Blueprint and Server Automated Configuration for Linux x86 What's new in Version 4.3 The IBM Spectrum Protect Blueprint configuration script, hardware and software requirements, and documentation are updated. Updated operating system support available with IBM Spectrum Protect Version 8.1.11 • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 for Linux x86 • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Extra-small blueprint size The blueprints for Linux x86 and Windows now include instructions for building an extra-small blueprint configuration that runs in a virtual machine. Technical and other updates were made throughout the book. Look for the vertical bar ( | ) in the margin. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2013, 2020 vii viii IBM Spectrum Protect: Blueprint and Server Automated Configuration for Linux x86 Chapter 1. Introduction This document provides detailed steps to build a extra small, small, medium, or large IBM Spectrum Protect server with disk-only storage that uses data deduplication on a Linux® x86 system. Two options for the storage architecture are included: • IBM FlashSystem® with Fibre Channel attachments • IBM Elastic Storage® Server with an Ethernet attachment together with Flash storage from another storage system, which uses IBM® FlashSystem or similar technology By following prerequisite steps precisely, you can set up hardware and prepare your system to run the IBM Spectrum Protect Blueprint configuration script, TSMserverconfig.pl, for a successful deployment. The settings and options that are defined by the script are designed to ensure optimal performance, based on the size of your system. Overview The following roadmap lists the main tasks that you must complete to deploy a server: 1. Determine the size of the configuration that you want to implement. 2. Review the requirements and prerequisites for the server system. 3. Set up the hardware by using detailed blueprint specifications for system layout. 4. Configure the hardware and install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux x86-64 operating system. 5. Prepare storage for IBM Spectrum Protect. 6. Run the IBM Spectrum Protect workload simulation