RHEL 8.x Spectrum Protect Backup Agent installation in RHEL client

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Register the client in the Backup Management server

1. On the backup server, open backup console

   dsmadmc

2. Register the client in the Backup Management server

   > REGISTER NODE <client-host-name>_BA <Password> PASSEXP=0 DOMAIN=DEVQAFSDOM ARCHDEL=YES BACKDEL=YES maxnummp=999 FORCEPWRESET=NO SSLREQUIRED=DEFault SESSIONSECurity=STRict
   Ex:
   REGISTER NODE spclient1_BA admin123 PASSEXP=0 DOMAIN=RNDDOM ARCHDEL=YES BACKDEL=YES maxnummp=999 FORCEPWRESET=NO SSLREQUIRED=DEFault SESSIONSECurity=STRict

   If we forget the nodepassword lateron, it can be reset using:

   update node spclient1_BA admin123 FORCEP=yes

3. Client Web gui access to admin user

   > grant auth <userid> cl=node auth=access node=<client-name>_BA
   Ex:
   > grant auth admin cl=node auth=access node=spclient1_BA

4. From backup server, Copy cert256.arm file to client node

   scp /<path-to>/cert256.arm root@<client-node-ip>:/root
   Ex:
   scp /spdata/spinst/cert256.arm root@192.168.1.27:/root

Install Backup agent in client machine

1. Copy the Spectrum protect backup agent installation files to /root/agent-temp directory
2. Login to client node using SSH
3. Extract the installation files

   cd /root/agent-temp
   tar -xvf 8.1.14.0-TIV-TSMBAC-LinuxX86.tar

4. Install the agent

   rpm -Uvh gskcrypt64-8.0.55.24.linux.x86_64.rpm gskssl64-8.0.55.24.linux.x86_64.rpm
   rpm -ivh TIVsm-API64.x86_64.rpm TIVsm-APIcit.x86_64.rpm
   rpm -ivh TIVsm-BA.x86_64.rpm TIVsm-BAcit.x86_64.rpm

5. Install the web gui client

   yum localinstall -y TIVsm-WEBGUI.x86_64.rpm

6. Rename and give permissions for required files

   cd /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin
   cp dsm.opt.smp dsm.opt
   cp dsm.sys.smp dsm.sys
   chmod 777 dsm.opt dsm.sys
   mkdir /tmp/tsmlog
   chmod -R 777 /tmp/tsmlog

7. Delete the existing content and add the below lines in the /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsm.sys

   SErvername          spclient1_BA  // client-host-name
   COMMMethod         TCPIP
   TCPPort            1500
   TCPServeraddress   172.31.2.56  // Backup server IP
   TCPCLIENTAddress   192.168.1.27   // Backup client ip
   NODename         spclient1_BA   // client-host-name
   PASSWORDAccess       generate
   managedservices schedule webclient
   httpport 1581
   ERRORLOGN /tmp/tsmlog/dsmerror.log
   ERRORLOGR 30 D
   SCHEDLOGN /tmp/tsmlog/dsmsched.log
   SCHEDLOGR 10 D

8. Delete the existing content and add the below lines in the /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsm.opt

   SErvername          spclient1_BA  // client-host-name

9. From client machine, Registration of client with management server

   dsmcert -add -server <backup-server> -file /<path-to>/cert256.arm
   Ex:
   dsmcert -add -server bkserver -file /root/cert256.arm

10. From client machine, Enable password less login to the server

    dsmc
    Please enter your user id <SPCLIENT1_BA>
    password - <password>    //admin123
    quit

    Use the password set during 'REGISTER NODE' command suggested above.

11. From client machine, Check password less login

    dsmc  // password should not be asked

12. Start the dsmcad service in client node

    cd /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin
    ./dsmcad

13. Login to web browser for backup status

    https://<client-ip>:9081/bagui

    Username: admin

14. If there is some issue in dsmc startup or if we have created multiple opt file (eg due to multiple hostnames for same host _BA, _TAPE) then we can run the scheduler with appropriate opt file using at client machine:

    nohup dsmc schedule -optfile=/opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsm.opt1 &
    nohup dsmc schedule -optfile=/opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsm.opt &

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