IT00677: DOCUMENTATION CHANGE CONCERNING TIVOLI STORAGE MANAGER 7.1 AIX HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS - POWER4 CPUS ARE NOT SUPPORTED

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V7.1 Fix Pack 1 (7.1.1.000) Server Downloads

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for AIX Version 7.1 Installation
  Guide includes POWER 4 CPUs in the Hardware requirements
  section as one of the supported CPUs. However, POWER 4 CPUs are
  not supported, beginning with
  Tivoli Storage Manager's 7.1 release.
  The POWER 4 CPU hardware requirement will be removed from the
  next version of the publications.
  Initial Impact:
  Medium
  Additional Keywords:
  cpu processor risc power pc tsm db2 zz71
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All Tivoli Storage Manager server users on   *
  *                 AIX operating systems.                       *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See error description.                  *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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Problem conclusion

• The "System requirements for the Tivoli Storage Manager
  server" topic for AIX will be updated to list the supported
  POWER systems:
  POWER5, POWER6, POWER7 systems computer (64-bit)
  
  Affected platforms: AIX.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

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