Troubleshooting
Problem
Hardware and Software Requirements for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 6.3 clients, which reached End-Of-Support (EOS) on September 30, 2017.
Symptom
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 6.4 Client Requirements (V6.4 went EOS on September 30, 2017)
Note: There are no support extensions for TSM Version 6.4 products. Clients are encouraged to upgrade to a current product release that has not yet reached end of support. See in TSM Family Products with Support Extension contracts available which releases are active supported or which which are the recommendations for replacement.
AIX Version6.4
HP-UX Itanium (IA64) Version 6.4
Linux on POWER Version 6.4
Linux x86/x86_64 Version 6.4
Linux zSeries Version 6.4
Macintosh Version 6.4
Solaris SPARC Version 6.4
Windows Version 6.4
AIX Version 6.4
Hardware | Operating System | Communication Protocol |
System: RS/6000 or System i or System p, or compatible hardware as supported by AIX For IBM PowerHA® SystemMirror: One additional network adapter for each workstation. Disk Space: 1.5 GB disk space is required to install the client, and all language packs. Memory: No additional RAM is required. | One of the following:
Note: v6.4.2 backup-archive client require AIX 6.1 TL5 or later. See technote: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21961933 Backup/Archive client supports the following filesystems:
| One of the following:
Note: The Web backup-archive client requires TCP/IP |
Additional Software
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Other Notes
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HP-UX Itanium (IA64) Version 6.4
Hardware | Operating System | Communication Protocol |
System: An HP Integrity server (Itanium) workstation or equivalent Disk Space: 700 MB disk space is required to install the client, and all language packs. Memory: No additional RAM is required. |
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Note: The Web backup-archive client requires TCP/IP |
Additional Software: Web backup-archive client and Java GUI require:
1. Search http://www.hp.com for appropriate terms to locate the download. For example, search for Java JRE. 2. The Web client is supported when running in a Firefox browser with the required plugin. |
Linux on POWER Version 6.4
Hardware | Operating System | Communication Protocol |
System: IBM System p or IBM System i, with POWER processors, as supported by Linux distribution Disk Space: 200 MB disk space is required to install the client, and all language packs. Memory: No additional RAM is required for product installation. RAM requirements for running the product vary widely and depend on your environment, configuration, and tasks that you perform. Additional RAM might be required to run the product. |
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Additional Software
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Linux x86/x86_64 Version 6.4
Hardware | Operating System | Communication Protocol |
System: Systems based on the X86 64bit processor architecture such as Intel-64 or AMD64 No additional RAM is required for product installation. RAM requirements for running the product vary widely and depend on your environment, configuration, and tasks that you perform. Additional RAM might be required to run the product. |
(including SLES 10 level in Novell OES 2 details) Note: For "best effort" support of other Linux distributions, see this technote: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21417165 |
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Other Notes
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Linux zSeries Version 6.4
Hardware | Operating System | Communication Protocol |
System: Any z system supported by the Linux distributions listed in this table, in 64 bit mode Disk Space: 200 MB disk space is required to install the client, and all language packs. Memory: No additional RAM is required for product installation. RAM requirements for running the product vary widely and depend on your environment, configuration, and tasks that you perform. Additional RAM might be required to run the product. |
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Additional Software:
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Macintosh Version 6.4
Hardware | Operating System | Communication Protocol |
System: Any 64-bit Intel-based Macintosh | Macintosh OS X: 10.7 10.8 10.9, with 6.4.1.5 or higher client | TCP/IP |
Additional software:
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Solaris SPARC Version 6.4
Hardware | Operating System | Communication Protocol |
System: SPARC system (sun4u or sun4v or equivalent) Memory: No additional RAM is required for product installation. RAM requirements for running the product vary widely and depend on your environment, configuration, and tasks that you perform. Additional RAM might be required to run the product. |
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Additional Software Java GUI and Web backup-archive client require:
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Windows Version 6.4
Hardware | Operating System | Communication Protocol, Other |
System: 32-bit: An x32 or compatible processor, or multi-processor based computer x64: An AMD64 or EM64T processor or multi-processor based computer Disk Space: 1.5 GB disk space is required to install the client Memory: 128 MB RAM is required to install the client | Backup/Archive client (including Web client) and API client require one of the following:
| One for the following, which are included in the base Windows product packages:
Shared Memory (used in conjunction with TSM server running on same Windows machine) |
Notes:
1. NOTE on Windows Vista:
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Related Information
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Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg22011587