IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware, Version 4.1

Configuring the environment for the installation

You must ensure that all installation requirements are met before you install IBM® Tivoli® Storage FlashCopy® Manager for VMware.

Setting up a role with minimum privileges to access the vCenter Server

To use Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware to back up and recover virtual machines, Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware must authenticate to the vCenter Server. The user ID you use to authenticate must have sufficient privileges to perform these operations. In the VMware vCenter Server, a set of privileges is collectively defined as a role. A role can be applied to an object for a specified user or group to create a permission.

To create a vCenter Server role for backup and recovery operations, add a role, for example named FCM for VMware, by using the vSphere Client. The following table shows the privileges that must be assigned to this role.

Table 1. Objects and privileges to assign to the `FCM for VMware` role for backup and recovery operations
Object	Privilege
Datastore	Allocate space, Browse datastore, Configure datastore, Remove datastore, Rename datastore, Low-level file operations, Update virtual machine files
Folder	Create folder, Delete folder, Rename folder
Host Configuration	Storage partition configuration, System Management, System resources
Network	Assign network
Resource	Assign virtual machine to resource pool
Virtual machine Configuration	Add existing disk, Add new disk, Add or Remove device, Advanced, Change CPU count, Change resource, Disk change tracking, Disk Lease, Host USB device, Memory, Modify device setting, Raw device, Reload from path, Remove disk, Rename, Reset guest information, Settings, Swapfile placement, Upgrade virtual hardware
Virtual machine Interaction	Answer question, Back up operation on virtual machine, Power off, Power on, Reset, Suspend
Virtual machine Inventory	Create new, Register, Remove, Unregister
Virtual machine Provisioning	Allow disk access, Allow read-only disk access, Allow virtual machine download, Allow virtual machine files upload
Virtual machine State	Create snapshot, Remove snapshot, Revert to snapshot

The recovery operation requires privileges for operations on hosts, networks, and datastores. Therefore, apply this new role to the datacenter object or higher in the VMware vCenter Server hierarchy. Ensure that the check box Propagate to Child Object is selected when you add the permission.

Tip: You might consider adding other privileges to FCM for VMware role that might be needed to perform other tasks that are not related to back up and recovery.

Installation directory and components

The installation directory for Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware is /opt/tivoli/tsm/tdpvmware/fcm. Depending on your environment, you can also use IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware with Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware. See IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware Installation and User 's Guide for more information.

The following Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware software components are installed:

All the Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware daemons for example, acsd, acsgen, vmware, and fcmcli
All the message catalogs
The setup script
The Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware license file
The IBM Global Security Kit (GSKit)

Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware and Data Protection for VMware vSphere share some common components. The following common components are installed:

WebSphere® Application Server
IBM User Interface Help System
Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware GUI
The Data Protection for VMware command-line interface (VMCLI) database
Data Protection for VMware command-line interface

When Data Protection for VMware vSphere is installed on the vStorage backup server or a VM, the common components that are already installed and configured are not reinstalled.

The Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware installer provides wizard, console, and silent installation options.

If the wizard is used for the installation, you must complete the following steps.

Ensure that the graphic X Window System is available.
Ensure that the environment variable DISPLAY specifies host:display, where host identifies the host name of the X Server to be contacted and display is the display number.

All the common components are installed into the default installation directory. The installation directory, INSTALLDIR, is /opt/tivoli/tsm/tdpvmware/common. The installation directory cannot be changed.

The WebSphere Application Server is installed in the /opt/tivoli/tsm/tdpvmware/common/webserver directory.

During the installation, a new user is created or an existing user name can be specified. The default for the created user name is tdpvmware, which can be changed during the installation. All installation processes are run by using the root user name. A profile is created in the $HOME/tdpvmware/config directory of the created user name. The name of the profile is profile. This profile contains the configuration information for Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager for VMware and the Data Protection for VMware command-line interface. The initialization scripts for WebSphere Application Server (/etc/init.d/webserver) and the Data Protection for VMware command-line interface (/etc/init.d/vmcli) entries are copied to the /etc/init.d/ directory. The WebSphere Application Server and Data Protection for VMware command-line interface entries are both running when the installation is completed. The vmcli database is in $HOME/tdpvmware/VMCLIDB directory.

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