working with default directories when installing 7.1

[jeffs42885]

Hello All,

First time installing this. I will be using IBM installation manager and I am wondering one thing. do I need to create the following directories, or will the setup automatically do this when I run IM? Heres an example of what I mean- (Thanks in advance)

4.8G 17M 4.6G 1% /tsmdata
/dev/mapper/datavg01-tsmdb
2.0G 3.0M 1.9G 1% /tsmdb
/dev/mapper/datavg01-tsmdbb
2.0G 3.0M 1.9G 1% /tsmdbb
/dev/mapper/datavg01-tsmfiles
2.0G 3.0M 1.9G 1% /tsmfiles
/dev/mapper/datavg01-tsmlog
2.0G 3.0M 1.9G 1% /tsmlog
/dev/mapper/datavg01-tsmlogb
2.0G 3.0M 1.9G 1% /tsmlogb
/dev/mapper/datavg01-tsmdb001
976M 315M 611M 34% /tsmdb001
/dev/mapper/datavg01-tsmdb002
976M 315M 611M 34% /tsmdb002

 

[ILCattivo]

Hi Jeffs,

The IBM Spectrum Protect installation manager does not create those kinds of directories/mounts within the OS. These are directories which need to be pre-configured manually before the installation manager is run for the Spectrum Protect Server package. You will then be asked during the installation to populate certain fields with those pre-defined directory locations as part of the 2nd config stage to the server installation. i.e instance setup etc..

Regards

 

[jeffs42885]

Thank you much.

 

[jeffs42885]

One more thing - what about user tsminst1? Do I need to create that also or does the installer do that?

 

[ILCattivo]

Yes, you will need to create that user locally within the OS, as again the configuration stage of the instance will ask you for it's credentials.

 

[marclant]

Jeff,

I'm probably stating the obvious, but you should follow the instructions from the manual step by step. It will tell you which directories you need to create and when.

As a general rule, you don't need to create any directory for the software installation. You need create directories and users as part of first steps after installation.