Installing the API on Linux on Power Systems (Big Endian)
You can install the IBM Spectrum Protect API from the product installation media.
Before you begin
- You must be logged in as root user to install the product.
- 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.
About this task
The following installation options are available in uncompressed packages on the installation media.
Package Name | Contents | Default directory |
---|---|---|
gskcrypt64-8.x.x.x.linux.ppc.rpm
gskssl64-8.x.x.x.linux.ppc.rpm |
64-bit Global Security Kit (GSKit) packages | /usr/local/ibm/gsk8 |
TIVsm-API64.ppc64.rpm | Application programming interface (API), which contains the IBM Spectrum Protect API shared libraries and samples. | /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64 |
TIVsm-APIcit.ppc64.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 |
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.
- Download the generated gpk key RPM-GPG-KEY-ibmpkg from the download sites that also contain the client packages.
- Import the generated gpk key by entering the following
command:
rpm --import RPM-GPG-KEY-ibmpkg
- Verify the client package by entering the following
command:
where <client_package> is the name of an rpm package that is listed in Table 1 - Package names, contents, and default directory.rpm -K <client_package>.rpm