Protecting KVM guests with IBM Spectrum Protect
using Proxmox and spictera SPFS
This article here shows an example of how to use the Proxmox interface to protect the KVM guests using IBM Spectrum Protect.
Step 1) install the IBM Spectrum Protect Client software
# rpm -i gsk*.rpm
# rpm -i TIVsm-API64*.rpm
Or
# dpkg -i gsk*.deb
# dpkg -i tivsm-api64*.deb
Step 2) Configure the Spectrum Protect Client
# vi /opt/tivoli/tsm/client/api/bin64/dsm.sys
SERVERNAME spfs
TCPSERVERADDRESS tsm.backup.com
ERRORLOGNAME /var/log/dsmerror_spfs.log
Step 3) Install the spictera software
# rpm -i spfs-*.rpm
# dpkg -i spictera*.deb
# dpkg -i spfs-*.rpm
Step 4) configure SPFS
# echo SERVERNAME spfs > /etc/spfs/dsm.opt
# vi /etc/spfs/spfs.opt
MOUNTPOINT /backup
NODENAME spfs
SP> DEFINE DOMAIN spfs
OPTIONFILE /etc/spfs/dsm.opt
Or
# mkdir /backup
# rpm -i spictera*.rpm
# dsmadmc -id=admin -password=youradminpwd
SP> DEFINE MGMTCLASS spfs standard 30days dest=backuppool
SP> DEFINE COPYGROUP spfs standard 30days dest=backuppool verexist=nolimit verdel=nolimit retexist=30 retonly=30
SP> ASSIGN DEFMGMT spfs standard 30days
SP> ACTIVATE POLICYSET spfs standard standard
SP> REGISTER NODE spfs secretpwd domain=spfs
Step 6) set initial password for SPFS
# setpassword /etc/spfs/TSM.PWD <<< secretpwd
Step 7) mount spfs
# mount.spfs /backup
Step 8) configure Proxmox
# vi /etc/pve/storage.cfg
dir: backup
path: /backup
content: backup
maxfiles: 7
You are now ready to perform backup and restores. This can be done directly from the proxmox graphical interface, or from commandline.
backing up a guest operatingsystem from the GUI.
Select the server you want to backup, select the backup tab
Change compression as it is more efficient to handle that from SPFS. Click on "backup" button to start your backup
When backup finishes, you will see the backup files under the backup tab for the server
Setting up scheduled backups can be done diffently. You have to decide whether you want to have it scheduled and monitored from the IBM Spectrum Protect backup server, or if you want to schedule the backups from the Proxmox server.
If you decide to have it backed up from the Proxmox server, than one can do this by configuring the appropriate schema as below example shows.
Restoring an operatingsystem from a backup.
Select the backup tab, and select the backup file. Or go to the server, select and select the backup file from there. Start the restore
Backup a host from commandline
# vzdump 101
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