You can quickly install and configure Data Protection for SQL Server to
start protecting your SQL server data.
Before you begin
Before you begin, verify that hardware and software requirements
are met. Details of the hardware and software requirements change
over time due to maintenance updates and the addition of operating
system, application, and other software currency support.
For the most current requirements, review the
Hardware and Software Requirements technote that is associated with
the level of your Data Protection for SQL Server program.
This technote is available in the TSM for Databases - All Requirement
Documents website at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21218747. When you are at the website, click the link
to the requirements technote for your specific release or update level.
Procedure
Follow these instructions to quickly install, configure,
verify, and customize Data Protection for SQL Server:
- Install Data Protection for SQL Server.
- Log on as an administrator.
- Insert the Data Protection for SQL Server product
DVD into your DVD drive. If autorun is enabled, the setup wizard starts
automatically when the DVD loads. Otherwise, click ,
and at the prompt, specify: x:\setupfcm.exe,
where x: is your DVD drive. Click OK.
- Follow the installation instructions that are displayed
on the screen.
- If prompted, restart your system before the installation
completes.
- Click Finish to complete the
installation of Data Protection for SQL Server.
- If you plan to use VSS operations, you must install
the most recent version of the Tivoli® Storage
Manager backup-archive
client. The backup-archive client is also the VSS Requestor and is
available separately.
- Configure Data Protection for SQL Server.
- Start the Management Console (MMC
GUI) by clicking .
If you did not previously configure Data Protection for SQL Server, the Tivoli Storage
Manager configuration
wizard starts automatically.
- If the Tivoli Storage
Manager configuration
wizard does not start automatically, click in the tree view, select the wizard, and click Start in
the Actions pane.
- Complete the following pages of the wizard:
- Data Protection Selection
- Select SQL Server as
the application to protect.
- Requirements Check
- Click any Failed or Warnings links
for help on resolving potential issues.
- TSM Node Names
- Specify the Tivoli Storage
Manager node
names to use for the applications that you want to protect.
- In the VSS Requestor field, enter the node
name that communicates with the VSS Service to access the SQL data.
This node name is the Tivoli Storage
Manager client
node name, also known as the DSM agent node name.
- In the Data Protection for SQL field,
enter the node name where the Data Protection for SQL Server application
is installed. This node stores the Data Protection for SQL Server backups.
Do not use double-byte characters (DBCS).
- If you are configuring Data Protection for SQL Server in
an SQL Server 2012 environment, enter a node name in the AlwaysOn
Node field. This node name is used when the availability
databases are backed up in an AlwaysOn Availability Group.
- TSM Server Settings
- Specify the Tivoli Storage
Manager server address,
and choose whether to have the wizard configure the Tivoli Storage
Manager server.
Alternatively, you can view and change the commands that the configuration
wizard uses to configure the Tivoli Storage
Manager server,
or run manually run the commands.
- Custom Configuration
- Click Default in most situations, or click Custom to
enter all service-related information.
- TSM Configuration
- Wait for all components to be provisioned and configured. Click Re-run if
there are any problems. Click the Failed or Warnings link
for more information if any problems remain.
- Completion
- The configuration status is displayed. Select the VSS
Diagnostics check box to begin VSS verification.
If you do not use the wizard to configure the Tivoli Storage
Manager server,
the Tivoli Storage
Manager administrator
must configure the Tivoli Storage
Manager server before
verification can be completed. If the wizard does not configure the Tivoli Storage
Manager server,
it provides a link to a macro that can be provided to the Tivoli Storage
Manager administrator
as an example of one way to configure the Tivoli Storage
Manager server.
- Verify the configuration.
- Verify that VSS is working correctly.
If
the VSS Diagnostics check box was selected
at the completion of the configuration wizard, the VSS Diagnostics wizard
is displayed. You can also start this wizard by clicking , and clicking VSS Diagnostics in
the Actions pane.
Do not run these tests
if you are already using SAN Volume Controller or Storwize® V7000 space-efficient snapshots
on your computer. Doing so can result in the removal of previously
existing snapshots.
Complete the following pages in the
VSS
Diagnostics wizard:
- Snapshot Volume Selection
- Select the volumes that you want to test and review the VSS provider
and writer information.
- VSS Snapshot Tests
- Review event log entries that are logged as the persistent and
non-persistent snapshots are taken, and resolve any errors.
- Completion
- Review the test status and click Finish.
- Verify that Data Protection for SQL Server is
configured properly:
- Click the Automate tab. An integrated command
line is available in the task window. You can use the interface to
enter PowerShell cmdlets or command-line interface commands. The output
is displayed in the main window.
- Change PowerShell to Command
Line.
- Click the folder icon, and select the verify_sql.txt file. Then, click Open.
- These commands are displayed in the command-line panel:
query tdp
query tsm
query sql
With the cursor in the command-line panel,
press Enter to run the commands to verify your
configuration. The configuration is verified when these commands run
without warnings or errors.
- When verification is complete, you can use Data Protection for SQL Server to back
up and restore SQL server data.
- Back up and restore a set of test data.
- Customize Data Protection for SQL Server.
After Data Protection for SQL Server is
configured and verified successfully, customize your settings by defining
your policy settings and scheduled operations. This action ensures
that your business requirements are satisfied.
What to do next
If you are installing Data Protection for SQL Server in
a Windows Failover Cluster
environment or Veritas Cluster server environment, repeat the installation
procedure on the nodes of your cluster that you want to protect.