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Readme file - Tivoli Storage Manager server Fix Pack 6.3.6.000

The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager server Fix Pack 6.3.6.000 is available.



Description

The Tivoli Storage Manager server provides backup, archive, and space management services to clients. You can set up multiple servers in your enterprise network to balance storage, processor, and network resources.

To view APARs that were resolved in fix pack 6.3.6.000, see APARs fixed in Version 6.3 fix pack levels.



Compatibility with earlier versions

For compatibility with earlier versions, see Server-Client Compatibility and Upgrade Considerations.



System requirements

For information about server system requirements, see supported operating systems.



Installing and upgrading
For server installation instructions, see Installing a server fix pack.

Updates, limitations, and known problems
Updates, limitations, and known problems are documented in the form of technotes in the Support Portal. As problems are discovered and resolved, IBM Software Support updates the knowledge base. By searching the knowledge base, you can find workarounds or solutions to problems.

Updates

To search for information about updates in Fix Pack 6.3.6.000, which might include additional items, see Updates for Fix Pack 6.3.6.000.

Limitations and known problems

At the time of publication, no limitations or problems were known.

To search for the latest information about limitations and known problems in Fix Pack 6.3.6.000, which might include additional items, see Limitations and known problems for Fix Pack 6.3.6.



Readme file - Tivoli Storage Manager device support Fix Pack 6.3.6.000

The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager device support for Fix Pack 6.3.6.000 is available.



Description

This document includes information about device drivers for Tivoli Storage Manager Fix Pack 6.3.6.000.

Fix history

Device driver APARs fixed in V6.3.6

Supported devices


For information about supported devices and hardware, see the following links:
New device support
This release does not support new devices or libraries.

Device driver requirements

Host bus adapter requirements
For best results, connect tape drives and tape libraries to the system on their own host bus adapter (HBA). Do not share the HBA with other device types, such as DISK or CD.

Maximum number of devices that are supported by Tivoli Storage Manager device drivers
For information about the maximum number of devices that Tivoli Storage Manager device drivers can support on each operating system, see technote 1364225.

Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) device support
Serial Attached SCSI devices can be used with some platforms, operating system versions, and architectures. For information about platforms, operating system versions, and architectures for SAS devices, see technote 1396706.

Windows 2008 Server Core support
Windows 2008 Server Core is supported. For information about configuring devices on Windows 2008 Server Core, see technote 1320150.

Emulex HBA driver for Oracle Solaris SPARC
To avoid Tivoli Storage Manager server hangs, install the latest level of the Emulex HBA driver on Oracle Solaris SPARC. For more information, see technote 1217457.

Running the IBM Spectrum Protect passthru driver with a non-root user ID on Linux operating systems
For information about how a non-root user ID can use devices with the Tivoli Storage Manager passthru driver on Linux, see technote 1321130. To ensure that non-root users can use devices that are configured with the Tivoli Storage Manager passthru driver, specify option -g or -a in the device autoconf utility. To add read and write permissions for groups to the SCSI generic driver (sg) device files, specify option -g. To add read and write permissions for all users to the sg device files, specify option -a.

For more information about Tivoli Storage Manager, see the product documentation.

Library information
  • Tivoli Storage Manager Extended Edition is required for a library with greater than four drives or greater than 48 storage slots.
  • For a library with multiple drives, a drive element address is required for the DEFINE DRIVE and UPDATE DRIVE commands. However, if the library reports drive serial numbers, you can specify ELEMENT=AUTODETECT, and the element address is not required. Alternatively, you can automatically associate a library with its drives by issuing the PERFORM LIBACTION command, and specifying ACTION=DEFINE.
  • For more information about configuring and managing storage devices, see Configuring and managing storage devices.


Readme file - Tivoli Storage Manager Administration Center Fix Pack 6.3.6.000

The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Administration Center Fix Pack 6.3.6.000 is available.

Description

The Administration Center is a web-based interface that you can use to manage your Tivoli Storage Manager environment. It provides wizards to help guide you through common configuration tasks.

To view APARs that were resolved in Fix Pack 6.3.6.000, see Administration Center APARs resolved in Fix Pack 6.3 levels.

For answers to frequently asked questions about the Administration Center, see technote 1193419.

Compatibility with earlier versions

To administer Tivoli Storage Manager servers at V6.3, you must install or upgrade to the Tivoli Storage Manager Administration Center V6.3.

The Tivoli Storage Manager Administration Center V6.3 is compatible with IBM Tivoli Integrated Portal V2.1.

System requirements

The Tivoli Storage Manager Administration Center V6.3 cannot be installed on an HP-UX system, but it can be used to manage HP-UX servers.

For system requirements, see Tivoli Storage Manager Administration Center requirements.

Installing the Administration Center

For installation instructions, see Installing and configuring the Administration Center. To upgrade an existing version of the Administration Center, see Upgrading the Administration Center to Version 6.3 or later.

Updates, limitations, and known problems

Updates, limitations, and known problems are documented in the form of technotes in the Support Portal. As problems are discovered and resolved, IBM Software Support updates the knowledge base. By searching the knowledge base, you can find workarounds or solutions to problems.

Updates

To search for the latest information about updates, see Updates for Administration Center Fix Pack 6.3.6.000.

Limitations and known problems

To search for the latest information about additional limitations and known problems, see Limitations and known problems for Administration Center Fix Pack 6.3.6.000.



Readme file - IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Tivoli Storage Manager Fix Pack 6.3.6.000

The IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Tivoli Storage Manager Fix Pack 6.3.6.000 is available.

Description

Tivoli Monitoring for Tivoli Storage Manager provides information and reports about Tivoli Storage Manager server and client activity.

For a list of the APARs that are resolved in this level, see APARs fixed in IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Tivoli Storage Manager Version 6.3 fix pack levels.

Compatibility with earlier versions

This version of Tivoli Monitoring for Tivoli Storage Manager is compatible with Tivoli Storage Manager server Versions 5.4 through 6.3.

System requirements

For information about system requirements, see IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Reporting and Monitoring Feature Minimum HW/SW Requirements.

Installing Tivoli Monitoring for Tivoli Storage Manager

For installation instructions, see Installing IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Tivoli Storage Manager. To upgrade an existing version, see Upgrading IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Tivoli Storage Manager to Version 6.3, or later.

Updates, limitations, and known problems

Updates, limitations, and known problems are documented in the form of individual technotes in the Support Portal. As problems are discovered and resolved, IBM Software Support updates the knowledge base. By searching the knowledge base, you can quickly find workarounds or solutions to problems that you experience.

To search for more information about updates, limitations, and known problems in this level, see Updates, limitations, and known problems for IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Tivoli Storage Manager Version 6.3.6.



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Modified date:
17 June 2018

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