Setting up data mover nodes with the vSphere plug-in GUI
If you offload backup workloads to a vStorage backup server in a vSphere environment, you can use the Data Mover wizard to set up a series of data mover nodes to run the operation and move the data to the IBM Spectrum Protect server.
Before you begin
Setting up data movers nodes requires configuration changes, starting the necessary services, and verifying the setup.
You can carry out these tasks using the plugin GUI, which simplifies and speeds up the creation of a series of data mover nodes. Alternatively, you can carry out the work manually, for further information, see Manually setting up the data mover nodes in a vSphere environment.
In a standard Data Protection for VMware environment, a separate dsm.opt file (Windows) or dsm.sys file stanza (Linux) is used for each data mover node. When multiple data mover nodes on a vStorage Backup Server are used for data deduplication, and these nodes have authority to move data for the same datacenter node, then each dsm.opt file or dsm.sys file stanza must include a different value for thededupcachepath
option. A physical data mover node typically uses the SAN to back up and restore data. If you configure the data mover node to directly access the storage volumes, turn off automatic drive letter assignment. If you do not turn off letter assignments, the client on the data mover node might corrupt the Raw Data Mapping (RDM) of the virtual disks. If the RDM of the virtual disks is corrupted, backups fail.
If you need to carry out any of the above adjustments, consult the topic "Manually setting up the data mover nodes in a vSphere environment."
About this task
Use the vSphere plug-in to configure data mover nodes.