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Log in to the IBM Spectrum Protect management GUI, using the admin account and password created when Spectrum Protect was installed:
Create an SP backup folder and the local cache folders for the SP Storage Pool that we will define for the ECS.
Note: These folder locations may not be optimal for your production solution.
After logging into the Operations Center with your browser, start the Command Builder by clicking the cog icon:
This starts the Command Builder CLI:
In the Command Builder CLI, enter the following commands:
define devclass backupclass devtype=FILE directory=e:/backup
set serverpassword passw0rd
set dbrecovery backupclass password=passw0rd
Define a storage pool for use with the ECS system:
define stgpool ECS stgtype=cloud cloudtype=s3 cloudurl=https://hop-paul- lb.solarch.lab.emc.com:443 id=ibmsp password=0Jb05EEXq6P3grZ8do9e2gHxUO3Wf6s+cAQnkVoE encrypt=no pooltype=primary access=readwrite cloudlocation=onpremise bucketname=ibmspbucket
This command uses the pre-created bucket ibmspbucket for this storage pool.
In the Command Builder, create the Spectrum Protect domain, policy set, and management class for the ECS storage pool:
define domain ecs-domain description="ecs domain" define policyset ecs-domain ecs-ps description="ecs ps"
define mgmtclass ecs-domain ecs-ps ecs-mgmtclass description="ecs mgmt class" assign defmgmtclass ecs-domain ecs-ps ecs-mgmtclass
define stgpooldirectory ecs h:\ecs\1 define stgpooldirectory ecs h:\ecs\2 define stgpooldirectory ecs h:\ecs\3 define stgpooldirectory ecs h:\ecs\4
define copygroup ecs-domain ecs-ps ecs-mgmtclass standard type=backup destination=ecs
define copygroup ecs-domain ecs-ps ecs-mgmtclass standard type=archive destination=ecs
activate policyset ecs-domain ecs-ps
Close the Command Builder and check that the storage pool has been created by viewing the Storage tab in the Operations Center.
Right-click the ECS entry, choose Details, then choose Properties.
If any of the Cloud settings need to be changed, you can click the padlock icon to unlock the settings, edit them, and then Save them.
If you are not using an IP Load Balancer, you can specify the IP address and port number for each of the ECS nodes, like this:
If you are using a non-SSL secure connection, you can enter http://10.246.22.121:9020.
You are now ready to use the ECS Storage Pools for backups.