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How-toAutomatic transfer of PVU information to the ISP server

In order to meet our obligations to the manufacturer regarding the correct licensing of "IBM Spectrum Protect", the Computing Centre must collect the performance data (PVU information) from all archive and backup nodes. The necessary data is automatically collected from the systems by the IBM Spectrum Protect client and reported to the central server as long as the following requirements are met:

  • This version of the ISP client is Version 8.x
  • For Linux distributions, the package “tivsm-bacit” is also installed with the version corresponding to the client version. (This is not required for Windows computers.)

The following steps ensure that abovementioned requirements are met and that the necessary data is transmitted.

IBM Spectrum Protect Client for Windows

If you are using the client on Windows, it may be necessary to update to Version 8.x.

  • Stop IBM Spectrum Protect. (Enter services.msc in the search box.)
  • Run spinstall.exe and accept the questions by clicking "Next".
  • Start IBM Spectrum Protect. (services.msc)
  • Check connection with dsmc q se.

The complete installation packages can also be found on the developer's page linked above.

IBM Spectrum Protect Client for Linux

For Versions 8.x, you simply need to install the “tivsm-bacit ” package as a subsequent installation. For versions prior to 8.x, the client software must be uninstalled and then reinstalled. Afterwards, the package “tivsm-bacit” must be installed. An updated 8.1.11.0 repository has been provided.

For RedHat-based distributions:

Please use the following repository for updates: To do this, add the following lines to the file /etc/yum.repos.d/TSMBA.repo (Edit as "root"):

[ISP81XBA]
enabled = 1
name = SP B/A 8.1.X.0
baseurl = http://www.tiri.hamburg/IBM/8.1.X
gpgcheck = 0

Installation/Update (Run as "root"):

yum clean all
yum makecache
yum install TIVsm-BAcit

After the update, the dsmcad service may need to be restarted.

Please check the connection to the backup server after the update, for example via "dsmc q se". After the update, the dsmcad service may need to be restarted. You can find more information about this in the client instructions (email sent with node registration).

For Debian-based distributions:

To update, please use the following repository (run as "root"):

echo 'deb http://www.tiri.hamburg/IBM/8.1.X-deb /' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/tiri-tivsm.list
wget -q -O - http://www.tiri.hamburg/IBM/8.1.X-deb/KEY.gpg | apt-key add -

Installation/Update (Run as "root"):

apt clean
apt update
apt install tivsm-bacit

If you have followed our instructions, please create the following links

ln -s /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/cit /etc/opt/tsm/<knotenname>/cit
ln -s /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsmagent /etc/opt/tsm/<knotenname>/dsmagent

Please replace the <nodename> with the name of the ISP node name. Example for nodes URZ.WORKSHOP05:

ln -s /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/cit /etc/opt/tsm/URZ.WORKSHOP05/cit
ln -s /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/dsmagent /etc/opt/tsm/URZ.WORKSHOP05/dsmagent

Please check the connection to the backup server after the update, for example via "dsmc q se". After the update, the dsmcad service may need to be restarted. You can find more information about this in the client instructions (email sent with node registration). The client software versions for other operating systems can be found on the developer's page above.