
How Include/Exclude Rules are Processed. For more on this, see the EZ-Backup documentation on creating INCLUDE and EXCLUDE rules (some of which being Windows-oriented has NTFS file naming, but the concepts are the same for Linux): This list can reside in the dsm.sys (beneath the information) or be referenced from the dsm.sys via an INCLEXCL option. You - in conjunction with your users - need to make decisions as to what to include and exclude, and then create a list of INCLUDE and EXCLUDE statements to control what information is backed up. This is usually not the desired behavior however, IBM Spectrum Protect does not deliver a set of default "exclude" statements for the Linux clients. IBM Spectrum Protect documentation on configuring the clientīy default, the TSM client for Linux will attempt to backup every file in the system. Performing this step also validates the configuration information entered above. Input and store the initial password (provided in the EZ-Backup subscription confirmation email): Using this template, create a file called dsm.sys, using the information provided in the EZ-Backup subscription confirmation email:Ĭreate a file called dsm.opt using the TSM TCP Server Addr(ess) provided in your EZ-Backup subscription confirmation email): IBM Spectrum Protect installation processĬhange to default installation directory:. Install the TSM backup-archive (B/A) client packages with this command:
Install the TSM 64-bit API packages with this command: Install the 64-bit gskit package with this command (the following is all one command, not two separate commands): Review the README file for requirements (software and hardware) and limitations (filesystem types supported, known problems).ĭownload the tarball containing the packages to /tmpĮxtract the following files from the tarball: If you have an earlier version of EZ-Backup installed, please use our Upgrade instructions instead of these instructions. If this computer is not yet registered, please see our article on EZ-Backup Subscriptions.
This procedure requires that the computer is registered with the EZ-Backup service.