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Operations Center updates

New features are available in IBM Spectrum Protect™ Operations Center Version 8.1. By using the updated Operations Center, you can choose from a wider range of source and target storage pool types for storage pool conversion, use a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server to authenticate new clients, and specify bucket names when you add cloud-container storage pools.

The following enhancements were made to the Operations Center:
  • You can use the Convert Storage Pool wizard to move data from primary storage pools that use the FILE device class, a tape device class, or a virtual tape library to directory-container storage pools or cloud-container storage pools.
  • You can choose local or LDAP authentication when you use the Add Client wizard to register clients. You can also view local and LDAP configuration settings for servers.
  • When you use the Add Storage Pool wizard to create a cloud-container storage pool for the IBM® Cloud Object Storage or Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) cloud types, you can use an existing bucket or allow the Operations Center to create a bucket. Previously, you could only create a bucket.
    Tip: The term bucket refers to an IBM Cloud Object Storage vault or an Amazon S3 bucket.

For more information about these enhancements, see the Operations Center help.