What's new

Learn about new features and updates for server components in IBM Spectrum Protect™ Version 8.1.

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To read about new features and updates, follow the links in the table.

Release	New features and updates
V8.1.3	Server Use cloud tiering for long-term data retention Install IBM Spectrum Protect on Linux Ubuntu Server LTS Enhance the security of your storage environment Take measures to help protect your system against ransomware Operations Center Operations Center updates
V8.1.2	Server Back up data to Microsoft Azure, a cloud-based object storage system Encrypt client data in a directory-container storage pool Back up a NAS file server to a directory-container storage pool Install IBM Spectrum Protect on the Linux on Power Systems (little endian) operating system Protect your storage environment with an improved security protocol Optimize security with the automatically generated master encryption key Configure a storage environment by using the Tape Solution Guide Schedule automatic updates for backup-archive clients Deprecated and discontinued server options, commands, and parameters Operations Center Operations Center updates
V8.1.1	Server Install IBM Spectrum Protect on the Linux on Power Systems™ (little endian) operating system Install IBM Spectrum Protect on the Microsoft Windows Server 2016 operating system Use the Quantum Scalar i6 library Review resolved issues Operations Center Review resolved issues
V8.1	Server Meet IBM Spectrum Protect Secure communications by using the TLS 1.2 protocol Convert a tape storage pool to a container storage pool Software upgrade for the server database manager REGISTER NODE command no longer creates an administrative user ID by default Optimize user authentication to an Active Directory database Increased flexibility for protecting and reclaiming tape volumes in container-copy storage pools Supported operating systems Monitor the system without using SNMP Operations Center Operations Center updates