IBM
Spectrum Protect Version 8.1 is the next generation of
Tivoli Storage Manager. This new release represents more
than a name change in the user interface and documentation. It is an evolution to a higher level of
data protection that is designed to meet the complex demands of today's world. For more
information, see Meet
IBM
Spectrum Protect.
Beginning with IBM
Spectrum Protect V8.1, the
REGISTER NODE server command does not automatically create an administrative user
ID that matches the node name. This product update is designed to optimize user authentication to a
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server.This product update does not affect existing
client nodes, but can affect the process of registering new client nodes, including but not limited
to nodes for IBM
Spectrum Protect backup-archive clients. In
some cases, you might have to create an administrative user ID when you register a node. You can
create the administrative user ID by issuing the REGISTER NODE command and
specifying the USERID parameter. For information about the types of clients that
are affected, see technote 7048963.
For more information about creating an
administrative user ID, see Creating an administrative user with client owner authority.
To take advantage of new product features, install the V8.1 backup-archive client and API on one
of the supported operating systems. For the current list of supported operating systems, see technote 1243309.The following operating systems are no longer supported by the
backup-archive client:
- Windows 32-bit operating systems (client and API).
- Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7, and Windows 8 operating systems.
- HP-UX operating systems. You can still use the IBM
Spectrum Protect API on an HP-UX operating system. For installation
instructions, see Installing the HP-UX Itanium 2 API.
- Linux on Power
Systems (big endian). You can still use the IBM
Spectrum Protect API on Linux
on Power Systems (big endian). For installation
instructions, see Installing the API on Linux on Power
Systems (Big Endian).
- Solaris SPARC operating systems. You can still use the IBM
Spectrum Protect API on Solaris SPARC operating systems.
Instructions for installing the API are included in the topic, Installing the Oracle Solaris
client.