According to the IBM Spectrum Protect documentation 1 , three processes that can be used to prepare for disaster recovery are:

Protect storage pool : This process creates a copy of a primary storage pool on another server or device. The copy can be used to restore data if the primary storage pool is damaged or lost.

Node replication : This process replicates data from one server node to another server node. The replicated data can be used to recover client data if the source server node is unavailable.

Backup storage pool : This process backs up data from a primary storage pool to another storage pool. The backup storage pool can be used to restore data if the primary storage pool is corrupted or deleted.

According to the IBM Spectrum Protect documentation 1 , server-side deduplication is a process that eliminates duplicate data blocks on the server during backup operations.

Therefore, two items that should be examined for optimal performance prior to implementing server-side deduplication on a large IBM Spectrum Protect server are:

the storage for the database provides sufficient IOPS . Use a high-performance disk for the IBM Spectrum Protect database.  At a minimum, use 10,000 rpm drives for smaller databases that are 200 GB or less 1 .

the server has sufficient memory .  The amount of memory that is required depends on several factors, such as the number of concurrent sessions, the size of data blocks, and the deduplication ratio 1 .

According to IBM documentation 1 , a backup set is a collection of your files that reside on the server, onto portable media created on a device using a format that is compatible with the client device.  You can restore data from a backup set without having access to the server by using the dsmc restore backupset command 1 .

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-protect/8.1.12?topic=clients-restoring-your-data

According to IBM Spectrum Protect V8.1.9 documentation 1 , automatic client deployment is a feature that allows the IBM Spectrum Protect server to automatically upgrade backup-archive clients on client workstations. The existing backup-archive clients must be at version 6.4.3 or later.

To use this feature, you must download the software packages for the client platforms that you want to upgrade from the IBM Support website 2 3 .  You can use the Operations Center or command line interface to specify where to store these packages on the server and how to distribute them to clients 1 .

According to the IBM Spectrum Protect documentation 1 , one command that defines or deletes all drives and their paths for a single library in one step is  PERFORM LIBACTION with SANDISCOVERY=ON . This command performs a SAN discovery operation on a SCSI or VTL library and automatically defines or deletes all drives and paths that are associated with the library.

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-protect/8.1.7?topic=commands-define-drive-define-drive-library

The Client API allows applications to directly access the storage services provided by IBM Spectrum Protect, whereas the other options are not necessary for a custom Linux install. However, it's important to note that the specific components required for a custom install may vary depending on the individual needs and requirements of the installation.

https://www.ibm.com/docs/SSEQVQ_8.1.9/client/c_inst.html

According to IBM Spectrum Protect documentation 1 , what is automatically discovered by the command CmsConfig discover is  options files and log files 1 . Options files and log files are files that contain configuration settings and diagnostic information for IBM Spectrum Protect clients. The CmsConfig discover command can help to ensure that the client management service can access these files and make them available for diagnosis in the Operations Center.