Installing the Linux on System z client
You can install the Linux on System z® backup-archive client from the product installation media.
Before you begin
You must be logged in as root to install the product.
If you plan to install the client on the same system as the IBM Spectrum Protect server V8.1.2 or later level, ensure that you halt the IBM Spectrum Protect server before you install the client. This action will prevent the client installation process from forcing the system to reboot. After you install the client, you can restart the IBM Spectrum Protect server.
About this task
If you have IBM Spectrum Protect Version 6.2 (or an earlier version) installed, remove it (rpm -e) and any other dependent software programs before you install a newer version.
If you have IBM Spectrum Protect V6.3 (or newer) installed, you can use the rpm upgrade option (rpm -U) or the rpm freshen option (rpm -F) to upgrade the existing software to a newer version. The rpm -U command can be used to install new packages or upgrade existing packages; rpm -F can update only packages that are already installed.
Stop any running client processes before you uninstall or upgrade the IBM Spectrum Protect API or backup-archive client. If you are running a V7.1.2 or earlier client, you must uninstall any language packages before you proceed with the upgrade.
The following installation options are available in uncompressed packages on the installation media.
Package Name | Contents | Default directory |
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gskcrypt64-8.x.x.x.linux.s390x.rpm
gskssl64-8.x.x.x.linux.s390x.rpm |
64-bit Global Security Kit (GSKit) packages | /usr/local/ibm/gsk8 |
TIVsm-API64.s390x.rpm | Application programming interface (API), which contains the IBM Spectrum Protect API shared libraries and samples. | /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64 |
TIVsm-BA.s390x.rpm | Backup-archive client (command-line and GUI), administrative client (dsmadmc), and the web client. | /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba This directory is considered to be the default installation directory for many backup-archive client files. The sample system-options file (dsm.sys.smp) is written to this directory. If the DSM_DIR environment variable is not set, the dsmc executable file, the resource files, and the dsm.sys file are stored in this directory. If DSM_CONFIG is not set, the client user-options file must be in this directory. If you do not define DSM_LOG, the backup-archive client writes messages to the dsmerror.log and dsmsched.log files in the current working directory. |
TIVsm-APIcit.s390x.rpm TIVsm-BAcit.s390x.rpm |
Optional. These files provide the Common Inventory Technology components that you can use to obtain information about the number of client and server devices that are connected to the system, and the utilization of processor value units (PVUs) by server devices. For more information about PVUs, see Estimating processor value units in the IBM Spectrum Protect server documentation. |
APIcit is installed in /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64/cit BAcit is installed in /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/cit |
TIVsm-filepath-source.tar.gz TIVsm-JBB.s390x.rpm |
Files needed to support journal-based backups. |
Filepath is installed in /opt/filepath JBB is installed in /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin |
TIVsm-WEBGUI.s390x.rpm | Provides the files required to perform file-restore operations by using the web user interface. | /opt/tivoli/tsm/tdpvmware |
This installation procedure can be used to install new distributions or updates from downloaded installation media. The downloaded files that you use to install the client might be compressed. Depending on the package file format, either copy or extract the files to disk and use these instructions to install the components.
- Download the client package from Passport Advantage or Fix Central.
- For the latest information, updates, and maintenance fixes, go to the IBM Support Portal.