Configuring an Open Systems platform

Log in to your primary storage system with Administrator privileges (for Windows systems) or as root (for UNIX systems).

Insert the CD-ROM labeled Open Systems SnapVault Agent into the primary storage system's CD-ROM drive.

From the command line, navigate to the CD-ROM directory specific to your platform.

• For Windows 2000, go to \WIN2K.
• For Windows NT, go to \NT.
• For Solaris, go to /SOLARIS.
• For HP-UX, go to /HPUX.
• For AIX, go to /AIX.
• For Linux, go to /LINUX.

  Note
  Depending on your system configuration and mount options, the files and directories mentioned may appear in lowercase. To navigate to the correct directory, use uppercase characters for the directory name (for example, cd WIN2K)

From the command line, invoke the SVINSTAL program. Enter the following command using all uppercase characters: SVINSTAL

Note
On a Windows system, enter the command using the command line or DOS prompt. You cannot install by double-clicking an icon or shortcut.

When the SVINSTAL program prompts for the Installation directory, press Enter to accept the default, or enter your own path and press Enter.

• On a Windows system the default value, c:\Program Files, installs the Open Systems SnapVault software in c:\Program Files\snapvault.
• On a UNIX system, the default value, /usr, installs the Open Systems SnapVault software in /usr/snapvault.

If you plan to manage SnapVault back up through...

Then...

Your Data ONTAP, Windows, or UNIX command line

Type nothing and simply press Enter.

A commercial NDMP application

When the SVINSTAL program prompts you for the user name, password, and NDMP listening port, specify a user and password authorized through that application.

When the SVINSTAL program prompts you for Allowed Systems, enter one or more host names or IP addresses of the SnapVault secondary storage system or systems that you will allow to back up this primary storage system.

Note
If you specify multiple SnapVault secondary storage systems, separate the host names or IP addresses with commas.

After you finish installing the Open Systems SnapVault agent, follow the procedures in Configuring the SnapVault secondary storage system to configure the SnapVault secondary storage system.

Log in to your primary storage system with Administrator privileges (for Windows systems) or as root (for UNIX systems).

Go to the Download Software page of the NOW site and follow the directions to download the appropriate Open Systems SnapVault package.

After you have downloaded the Open Systems SnapVault package, unpackage and start the installation program as follows:

• On Windows 2000 primary storage systems--Unzip the downloaded ossv_win2k_v1.1.zip package.
• On Windows NT primary storage systems--Unzip the downloaded ossv_winnt_v1.1.zip package.
• On Solaris primary storage systems--Uncompress and untar the downloaded ossv_solaris_v1.1.tar.z package using the following commands:

  uncompress ossv_solaris_v1.1.tar.z
  

  tar -xvf ossv_solaris_v1.1.tar
  

• On HP-UX primary storage systems--Uncompress and untar the downloaded ossv_hpux_v1.1.tar.z package using the following commands:

  uncompress ossv_hpux_v1.1.tar.z
  

  tar -xvf ossv_hpux_v1.1.tar
  

• On AIX primary storage systems--Uncompress and untar the downloaded ossv_aix_v1.1.tar.z package using the following commands:

  uncompress ossv_aix_v1.1.tar.z
  

  tar -xvf ossv_aix_v1.1.tar
  

• On Red Hat Linux primary storage systems--Uncompress and untar the downloaded ossv_linux_v1.1.tar.z package using the following commands:

  uncompress ossv_linux_v1.1.tar.z
  

  tar -xvf ossv_linux_v1.1.tar
  

From your system's command line, invoke the SVINSTAL program. Enter the following command using all uppercase characters: SVINSTAL

Note
On a Windows system, enter the command using the command line or DOS prompt. You cannot install by double-clicking an icon or shortcut.

When the SVINSTAL program prompts for the Installation directory, press Enter to accept the default, or enter your own path and press Enter.

• On a Windows system the default value, c:\Program Files, installs the Open Systems SnapVault software in c:\Program Files\snapvault.
• On a UNIX system, the default value, /usr, installs the Open Systems SnapVault software in /usr/snapvault.

If you plan to manage SnapVault back up through...

Then...

Your Data ONTAP, Windows, or UNIX command line

Type nothing and simply press Enter.

A commercial NDMP application

When the SVINSTAL program prompts you for the user name, password, and NDMP listening port, specify a user and password authorized through that application.

When the SVINSTAL program prompts you for Allowed Systems, enter one or more host names or IP addresses of the SnapVault secondary storage system or systems that you will allow to back up this primary storage system.

Note
If you specify multiple SnapVault secondary storage systems, separate the host names or IP addresses with commas.

After you finish installing the Open Systems SnapVault agent, follow the procedures in Configuring the SnapVault secondary storage system to configure the SnapVault secondary storage system.

From a system that has access to the system on which you installed Open System SnapVault, enter the following command:

telnet system_name 10566

If the system responds with...

Then...

Connected to 
system_name

The installation was successful. Proceed to Step 3.

telnet: Unable 
to connect to 
remote host: 
Connection 
refused

The installation was not successful.

1. Perform the confirming services procedure in Confirm services are running.
2. Retry connecting using a telnet session.
3. If still unable to connect, reinstall the Open Systems SnapVault agent.

Verify connectivity to the secondary storage system using the following command:

ping secondary_system

secondary_system is either the name or IP address of the secondary storage system.

If security was enabled during installation, ensure that the secondary storage system specified is accessible from the primary using the procedure described in Enable and disable security.

Ensure that the volumes you need have been created on the secondary storage system before you attempt to back up data to them.

Note
The volumes should not have qtrees already created.

If there are firewalls between the primary storage system and the secondary storage system, ensure that TCP port 10,000 and 10,566 are allowed using the Telnet command. TCP port 10,000 is used by the SnapVault process and TCP port 10,566 is used by NDMP applications.

Using the command-line interface of the Open Systems SnapVault primary storage system, navigate to the snapvault/bin directory.

• On Windows systems, the default path is
  c:\Program\ Files\snapvault\bin
• On UNIX systems, the default path is /usr/snapvault/bin.

To display the svconfigurator graphical user interface (GUI), enter the following command: svconfigurator

Note
The svconfiguration GUI requires X Window display support on UNIX systems.

Click the SnapVault tab, change the appropriate settings, and click Apply.

Click the Service tab, then click Stop Service, then click Start Service, and then click OK.

Click the Service tab.

Verify that Current State Running is shown.

If services are not running, click Start Service.

Click OK.

Click the Machine tab.

Confirm the settings.

Click OK.

Click the SnapVault tab.

Click the Check QSM Access List box to enable or disable security.

Click OK.

Click the SnapVault tab.

Replace the existing IP address or host name with the IP address or host name of the secondary storage system to which you want to back up data.

Click OK.

Click the SnapVault tab.

Modify the appropriate settings.

Click OK.

Click the SnapVault tab.

In the NDMP Listen Port box, enter an unused TCP port number.

Click OK.

Click the General tab.

Select Generate debugging files.

Click the Trace tab.

For QSM Server, select verbose.

Click Apply.

Click the Service tab, then click Stop Service, then click Start Service, and then click OK.

Using the command-line interface of the Open Systems SnapVault primary storage system, navigate to the snapvault/bin directory.

• On Windows systems, the default path is c:\Program Files\snapvault\bin
• On UNIX systems, the default path is /usr/snapvault/bin

Back up the agent database using the following command:

./svdb -s

Result

The primary system prints a file name to the console.

Save the file in a safe location.

Using the command-line interface of the Open Systems SnapVault primary storage system, navigate to the snapvault/bin directory.

• On Windows systems, the default path is c:\Program Files\snapvault\bin
• On UNIX systems, the default path is /usr/snapvault/bin

Restore the agent database by using the following command:

./svdb -r filename

filename is the file name printed to the console when you backed up the agent database.

Stop and restart Open Systems SnapVault services using the svconfigurator utility. See Confirm services are running for details.

Using the command-line interface of the Open Systems SnapVault primary storage system, navigate to the snapvault/util directory.

• On Windows systems, the default path is c:\Program Files\snapvault\util
• On UNIX systems, the default path is /usr/snapvault/util

Run the following command: svuninstall

If you are uninstalling from...

Then...

A /tmp directory on UNIX systems or the c:\ directory on Windows systems

Go to Step 4.

Any directory other than /tmp on UNIX systems or c:\ on Windows systems

After the svuninstall command completes, remove the snapvault directory.

If the system is...

Then...

A Windows system

Complete the removal of the Open Systems SnapVault agent by rebooting Windows.

A UNIX system

You are done.

To ensure that your Open Systems SnapVault database is not removed during installation, move the database directory to a new location.

Uninstall Open Systems SnapVault 1.0 using the procedure described in Uninstalling the Open Systems SnapVault agent.

Install Open Systems SnapVault 1.1 using the procedure described in Installing Open Systems SnapVault agents from CD-ROM or Installing Open Systems SnapVault agents from the NOW site.

Result

The agent automatically starts Open Systems SnapVault services after installation.

Stop Open Systems SnapVault services by invoking the svconfigurator utility, then clicking the Service tab, and then clicking Stop Service.

Note
The svpmgr shutdown command can be used as an alternative on UNIX systems.

Copy the database directory that you saved in Step 1 to the location of the database created by the new installation.

Start Open Systems SnapVault services by invoking the svconfigurator utility, then clicking the Service tab, then clicking Start Service, and then clicking OK.

Note
The svpmgr command can be used as an alternative on UNIX systems.