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Status Future consideration
Workspace Storage Protect Family
Categories Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client)
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 30, 2020

RELATED IDEAS

BA client for debian update startscript

In Debian Linux the rc.dsmcad startscript does not work for tw reassons:
1)
In Debian Linux default runlevel per default is 2 (can be between 2 and 5.) the dsmcad start sript rc.dsmcad is not setup to start on runlevel 2
cat rc.dsmcad
#!/bin/sh
#
# (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2011
#
# chkconfig: 35 95 5
# description: IBM Spectrum Protect Client
#
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: dsmcad
# Required-Start: $local_fs $remote_fs $network
# Required-Stop:
# Default-Start: 3 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 2 6
# Short-Description: IBM Spectrum Protect Client # Description: Start dsmcad to enable scheduler ### END INIT INFO

So, for the Debian BA client please update te rc.dsmcad to enable start at runlevel 2-5 at the following lines:
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 6

2)
Debian is not picked up as a valid OS in the same script.
On the lines where Ubunu Linux is checked:
elif [ -f /etc/os-release ]
then
. /etc/os-release

if [ $NAME = "Ubuntu" ]
then

Change to:
#if [ $NAME = "Ubuntu" ]
if grep -e Ubuntu -e Debian -q /etc/os-release
then

This change have been tested and found to be working on various versions of Debian and Ubuntu.

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 4, 2021

    This request may not be delivered within the release currently under development, but the theme is aligned with the current multi-year strategy. IBM may consider and evaluate any RFE Community feedback for this request through activities such as voting. IBM will update this request in the future.

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