Installing IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for Windows

The configuration wizard guides you through installing IBM Spectrum Protect™ Snapshot on your computer.

Before you begin

Before you install and configure IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot, verify that you satisfy the hardware and software requirements.

You can obtain the installation package from the product DVD or from an IBM® download site.

If you obtain the package from the product DVD, ensure that the installation files are visible on the DVD drive.
If you obtain the package from an IBM download site, you must extract the installation files.

About this task

IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot is available in both licensed and maintenance packages. The installation process differs based on the package type.

Licensed package: Includes a license enablement file that is only available from your software distribution channel, such as Passport Advantage®, and includes the initial General Availability release of a product or component.
Maintenance update (fix pack or interim fix package): Available from the maintenance delivery channel, and can sometimes be used to refresh the software distribution channel. Maintenance packages do not contain license enablement files and must be installed after a licensed package.
See the README.FTP file for information about how to install a fix pack or interim fix package. The README.FTP file is available in the same directory where the maintenance package is downloaded.

Procedure

Log on with administrator credentials and complete the following steps:
1. Download the appropriate package file from one of the following websites, or you can access the files from the product DVD:
  - For a first-time installation or a new release go to Passport Advantage at IBM Passport Advantage. Passport Advantage is the only website from which you can download a licensed package file.
  - For a maintenance fix, go to this FTP site and to the directory that contains the maintenance fix version that you require, Index of Tivoli® Storage FlashCopy® Manager patch files .
2. If you download the package from one of the download sites, complete the following steps:
  - Verify that you have enough space to store the installation files when they are extracted from the product package.
  - Change to the directory where you placed the executable file.
    Tip: In the next step, the files are extracted to the current directory. The path must contain no more than 128 characters. Extract the installation files to an empty directory. Do not extract the files to a directory that contains previously extracted files, or any other files.
  - Either double-click the executable file, or enter the following command on the command line to extract the installation files. The files are extracted to the current directory.
```
package_name.exe
```
    where package_name is like this example:
```
8.1.2.0-TIV-FCM-Win.exe
```
3. Follow the installation instructions that are displayed.
4. Click Finish to complete the installation of IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot.
Configure IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot by using the configuration wizard.
1. Start Microsoft Management Console (MMC). Click Start > All Programs > IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot > IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot Management Console. When you start MMC, a welcome page is displayed. If IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot is not configured, the configuration wizard starts.
2. If the configuration wizard does not start automatically, go to IBM Spectrum Protect > Dashboard > Manage > Configuration > Wizards in the tree view, and select one of the following wizards:
  - Standalone configuration wizard
  - IBM Spectrum Protect configuration wizard
  - Mailbox Restore Only configuration wizard
  Click Start in the Actions pane.
3. In the configuration wizard, select the applications to protect, verify requirements, provision, and configure.
After you complete the configuration wizard, verify your configuration by selecting each workload instance in the tree view and completing the following steps:
1. Click the Automate tab.
2. Click Open in the toolbar.
3. Type verify. The following three file names are listed.
```
verify_sql.txt
verify_exc.txt
verify_fs.txt
```
  The verify_fs.txt file is used with MMC and is part of the base product installation.
4. Select and open the file that matches the workload.
5. Click Run in the toolbar.
If the commands run on the command-line interface with no warnings or errors, the configuration is verified.
The verify_sql.txt file contains the following commands:
```
query tdp
query tsm
query sql
```
The verify_exc.txt file contains the following commands:
```
query tdp
query tsm
query exchange
```
The verify_fs.txt file contains the following commands:
```
query component
query config
```
Back up and restore a set of test data. Refine your configuration settings as necessary.
Define the policy settings and scheduled operations.