Configuring the server instance manually

After installing IBM Spectrum® Protect, you can configure IBM Spectrum Protect manually instead of using the configuration wizard.

Creating the server instance
Create an IBM Spectrum Protect instance by issuing the db2icrt command.
Configuring server and client communications
A default sample server options file, dsmserv.opt.smp, is created during IBM Spectrum Protect installation in the /opt/tivoli/tsm/server/bin directory. You must set up communications between the server and clients by creating a new server options file. To do so, copy the sample file to the directory for the server instance.
Configuring server and client communications
After installing the server, you can set up client and server communications by specifying options in the server and client options files.
Formatting the database and log
If you configure the server manually, you must format the server database and recovery log. The database is used to store information about client data and server operations and the recovery log can be used to recover from system and media failures. Use the DSMSERV FORMAT utility to format and initialize the server database and recovery log. No other server activity is allowed while you initialize the database and recovery log.
Preparing the database manager for database backup
To back up the data in the database to IBM Spectrum Protect, you must enable the database manager and configure the IBM Spectrum Protect application programming interface (API).

Parent topic: Configuring the IBM Spectrum Protect server