User guide

Chapter 1. Introduction

IBM

SmartCloud Virtualized Server Recovery (VSR) is the unique business

continuity solution that protects critical Windows-, AIX

-, and Linux-based servers

in real time. VSR protection allows an entire business server, its operating system,

installed applications and other software components, to be quickly recovered and

hosted from an IBM Recovery Center.

About this Document

This document is the IBM SmartCloud Virtualized Server Recovery Customer

Administrator Guide. It addresses concepts about which the Customer VSR

Administrator must be aware and tasks they should perform.

Who Should Use this Document

This document is intended for use by the IBM VSR Customer. This individual uses

IBM SmartCloud Virtualized Server Recovery at one customer site and may, with

sufficient authorization, perform each of the activities described in this document.

Bibliography

This publications is available for download from the IBM SmartCloud Virtualized

Server Recovery Web Portal:

See IBM SmartCloud Virtualized Server Recovery: Customer Documentation.

http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/en/it-services/vsr-documents.html

Glossary

v “Glossary” on page 73

Intended Audience

The IBM SmartCloud VSR product comprises three customer role types. These

include the Maintenance Account, User, and Restricted User account types. Each

has a uniquely prescribed set of access permissions. Users of each standard account

type may, however, have optional access permissions in any permutation specified

by an administrator authorized to grant those permissions. Permissions associated

with standard VSR customer account types are listed below. This document is

intended for use by all three customer user account types: Maintenance Account

User, User, and Restricted User.

Table 1. Standard VSR User Account Types by Function

Category Function

Maintenance

Account User Restricted User

Recover User can recover

Windows systems

X U X

User can recover AIX

systems

X U X

User can recover Linux

systems

X U X