The method of reconfiguring the Spectrum Protect backup software varies slightly depending on the Spectrum Protect client version and your Linux distribution.
You need to run the reconfiguration with root privileges.
Via HFS Hub GUI
If you have the graphical user interface running on the system, you can run reconfiguration via HFS Hub GUI.
Reset configurations to defaults
- To reconfigure the software on machines running:
- Show Applications > HFS Hub
- From the top menu of HFS Hub, select Spectrum Protect -> Set configuration to defaults ...
- Please follow the wizard to complete the procedure. You may get prompted to grant permissions to the HFS hub, and please do when prompted.
- At the end, you should receive a completion message.
Change node or server
- To reconfigure the software on machines running:
- Show Applications > HFS Hub
- From the top menu of HFS Hub, select Spectrum Protect -> Change node or server ...
- Please follow the wizard to complete the procedure. You may get prompted to grant permissions to the HFS hub, and please do when prompted.
- At the end, you should receive a completion message.
Via command line
On machines/systems that HFS Hub GUI is not available, the software can be configured via command line. Below is a summary of the commands required.
| Distribution |
Command |
| Spectrum Protect 8.1.11 and later |
/opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/HFSconfigure |
| Others |
/opt/tivoli/tsm/client/ba/bin/HFSsetup.sh reconfigure |
