RHEL 8.x Spectrum Protect backup agent installation in Backup Server

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1. Copy the Spectrum protect backup agent file to /root (or other appropriate) directory in Backup server
2. Login to Backup server via SSH
3. Extract the installation file

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

4. Install the agent

   yum localinstall TIVsm-API64.x86_64.rpm TIVsm-APIcit.x86_64.rpm TIVsm-BA.x86_64.rpm TIVsm-BAcit.x86_64.rpm

5. 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 /spdata/tsmlog
   chmod -R 777 /spdata/tsmlog

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

   SErvername          BKSERVER_BA    // Client hostname, in this case it can be same as backup servername
   COMMMethod         TCPIP
   TCPPort            1500
   TCPServeraddress   172.31.2.56   // Backup-server-IP
   NODename         BKSERVER_BA    // Client hostname, in this case it can be same as backup servername
   PASSWORDAccess       generate
   ERRORLOGN /spdata/tsmlog/dsmerror.log
   ERRORLOGR 30 D
   SCHEDLOGN /spdata/tsmlog/dsmsched.log
   SCHEDLOGR 10 D

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

   SErvername          BKSERVER_BA    //Backup-server-hostname

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