Release notes for Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Version 7.1.1

Tivoli® Storage Manager for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V V7.1.1 is available. Requirements, limitations, and other getting-started issues are addressed.

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Description

Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V provides storage management services for virtual machines in a Microsoft Hyper-V environment. The product integrates Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments virtualization protection with the IBM® Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive client to protect Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines on Microsoft Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2 systems.

Announcement

The Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V V7.1.1 announcement is available at IBM Offering Information.

See the announcement for the following information:
  • Detailed product description, including descriptions of new functions
  • Product-positioning statement
  • Packaging and ordering details
  • International compatibility information
To search for the product announcement, complete the following steps:
  1. Go to the product announcement website at IBM Offering Information.
  2. In the Search for field, enter the product identifier (PID) for your product. The PID for Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments is 5725-A44.
  3. In the Information Type field, select Announcement letters, and click Search.
  4. From the Search in list, select Product Number.
  5. Optional: In the Refine Your Search pane on the left side of the window, select the country where you reside.
  6. In the Sort by section, select Newest first.

System requirements

For system requirement information, see the Hardware and Software Requirements: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Version 7.1.1 at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21679294.

Installing Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V V7.1.1

For information about where to download Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V V7.1.1, see the Download Information document at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg24037687.

Step-by-step installation instructions are available in IBM Knowledge Center at Installing Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V.

Limitations and known problems

Limitations and known problems are documented in the form of technotes in the Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments 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.

For information about limitations and known problems, see the following links: