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IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.16 for AIX and Linux servers

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Release Date

16 September 2022

Abstract

This document describes how to download the installation images for IBM® Spectrum Protect™ by using the Passport Advantage® Online website.

Download Description

This document describes how to download IBM Spectrum Protect server installation images for the IBM AIX and Linux operating systems by using the Passport Advantage Online website.

Information for the Microsoft Windows® server and the client is accessible via tabbed sections defined later in this document.

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 Beginning with IBM Spectrum Protect Version 8.1.2, enhancements were added to enforce stricter security settings. Before  you install or upgrade IBM Spectrum Protect, see What you should know about security before you install or upgrade the server.

 

IBM Spectrum Protect enables you to protect your organization’s data from failures and other errors by storing backup and archive data in a hierarchy of online and offline storage. The core functions of IBM Spectrum Protect include backup and recovery management, and archive management.

More information

To access the online product documentation, see IBM Documentation.

Space requirements for AIX

  • 2.5 GB of disk space to store the downloadable part
  • 7.5 GB of disk space to unpack the part
  • 7.5 GB for the installation directory, 4 GB for the /tmp directory, 2.5 GB for the /var directory, and 128 MB in the home directory for the root user

Space requirements for Linux

  • Linux x86_64
      • 4.6 GB of disk space to download and unpack the part
      • 4.3 GB for the installation directory, 4 GB for the /tmp directory, 2.5 GB for the /var directory, and 128 MB in the home directory for the root user
    • Linux on System z®
      • 4.6 GB of disk space to download and unpack the part
      • 4.3 GB for the installation directory, 4 GB for the /tmp directory, 2.5 GB for the /var directory, and 128 MB in the home directory for the root user
    • Linux on Power Systems™ (little endian)
      • 4.6 GB of disk space to download and unpack the part
      • 4.3 GB for the installation directory, 4 GB for the /tmp directory, 2.5 GB for the /var directory, and 128 MB in the home directory for the root user

    • Downloading and assembling the product

      1. Download the part that you need. The parts are described by operating system in the tabbed sections of this document.
      2. Unpack each downloaded part into a single temporary directory on your system.
      3. Follow the instructions in the IBM Spectrum Protect Installation Guide to install the product.

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      Supported platforms

      • AIX
      • Linux

      Downloadable part

      Part number Description
      M07B3ML.bin IBM Spectrum Protect V8.1.16, AIX
      M07B7ML.bin IBM Spectrum Protect V8.1.16, Linux on Power Systems (little endian)
      M07B4ML.bin IBM Spectrum Protect V8.1.16, Linux x86_64
      M07B5ML.bin IBM Spectrum Protect V8.1.16, Linux on System z
       

      Optional parts

      Optionally, you can download any of the following parts:

      Part number Description
      M07B8ML.bin IBM Spectrum Protect V8.1.16 AIX Operations Center
      M07BDML.bin IBM Spectrum Protect V8.1.16 Linux on Power Systems (little endian) Operations Center
      M07B9ML.bin IBM Spectrum Protect V8.1.16 Linux x86_64 Operations Center
      M07BBML.bin IBM Spectrum Protect V8.1.16 Linux on System z Operations Center
      M07BFML.bin IBM Spectrum Protect V8.1.16 Linux x86_64 Client Management Service
       

    Prerequisites

    For system requirements, see IBM Spectrum Protect Supported Operating Systems.

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    Document Information

    Modified date:
    14 September 2022

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