Installation and setup

The topics in the following section cover installing IBM Spectrum® Copy Data Management and system requirements.

Deployment checklist
This checklist is for IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management deployment to a VMware appliance host.
Access and default credentials
The following user accounts are accessible from a fresh IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management installation or deployment. Change the password for each account after installation or deployment in your environment.
VMware vSphere Privileges
Installing IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management as a virtual appliance
To install IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management, deploy an OVF template. This creates a virtual appliance containing the application on a VMware ESXi server. To run IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management, access the newly created virtual machine.
Uninstalling the agent from Windows-based application server
It may be necessary to uninstall the IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management agent from Windows-based application servers. This procedure is required to uninstall the agent if you choose to remove the application server from protection.
Starting IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management
Start IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management to begin using the application and its features.