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Status Future consideration
Workspace Storage Protect Family
Categories Spectrum Protect (Server)
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 10, 2022

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Document update to be more precise in what is not supported

In the Spectrum Protect Server document, "Configuring clustered environments" section, there is a line below.

> You can use other cluster products with IBM Spectrum Protect; however, documentation is not available and support is limited.
https://www.ibm.com/docs/ja/spectrum-protect/8.1.13?topic=servers-configuring-clustered-environments

"support is limited" is not clear to what is limited, and therefore my customer is afraid that support for part of Spectrum Protect functionality might also be limited if they use cluster software other than the supported three. Customer would be more comfortable if it is precise in what is limited, i.e. that we cannot help with the cluster product. For example;
You can use other cluster products with IBM Spectrum Protect; however, documentation is not available and support related to cluster product is limited.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    |     Feb 12, 2022

    Hi,
    We used the ASNODE option, as the clustering function does not add any value.
    In competitor products, the clustering detects the volumes and filesystems that belongs to the cluster, and it is also possible to write an own code to report such belongings.
    But IBM Spectrum Protect does not have such methods.

    That is why we use the ASNODE option instead.
    SP> def clopt clusternode
    SP> def cliento clusternode inclexcl 'DOMAIN /custerfs'
    SP> register node clusternode secretpwd clopt=clusternode

    SP> def clopt server
    SP> def cliento server inclexcl 'DOMAIN /'
    SP> register node server1 secretpwd clopt=server
    SP> register node server2 secretpwd clopt=server

    SP> grant proxynode target=clusternode agent=server1
    SP> grant proxynode target=clusternode agent=server2

    And on the client have two scheduler / stanzas
    dsm.sys
    SE server1
    nodename server1
    ...
    SE clusternode
    ASNODE clusternode

    If you schedule the backups from Spectrum Protect, than you have to start multiple dsmcad or dsmc processes on the client

    Manually testing:
    # dsmc -se=clusternode
    Or
    # dsmc -asnode=clusternode

    Regards Tomas Dalebjörk
    @spictera - a company that creates Data Protection solutions using IBM Spectrum Protect
    www.spictera.com

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Feb 11, 2022

    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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