Updating VADP proxies
Updating the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus virtual appliance automatically updates all the VADP proxies that are associated with the virtual appliance. In rare scenarios such as loss of network connectivity, you must update the VADP proxy manually.
Before you begin
Before you begin, ensure that you have backed up your IBM Spectrum Protect Plus environment as described in Backing up the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus application.
Procedure
If a VADP proxy update is available for external proxies during a restart of the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus virtual appliance, the update will be automatically applied to any VADP proxy associated with an identity. To associate a VADP proxy with an identity, navigate to . Click the options icon and select Set Options. Through the User setting, select a previously entered username and password for the VADP proxy server.
To update a VADP proxy manually, complete the following steps:- Create a file in the /etc/sudoers.d/
directory.
sudo cd /etc/sudoers.d/
- Write the text to the file and save it by pressing CTRL+D on the keyboard when
done.
sudo cat > 99-vadpuser Defaults !requiretty vadpuser ALL=NOPASSWD: /tmp/cdm_guestapps_vadpuser/runcommand.sh <<Press CTRL+D>>
- Set the appropriate permissions on the
file.
sudo chmod 0440 99-vadpuser
What to do next
Action | How to |
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Run the VMware backup job. |
The proxies are indicated in the job log by a log message similar to the following text:
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