Release notes for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases: Data Protection for Microsoft SQL Server Version 7.1

IBM® Tivoli® Storage Manager for Databases: Data Protection for Microsoft SQL Server V7.1 is available. Compatibility, installation, and other getting-started issues are addressed.

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Description

With Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases: Data Protection for Microsoft SQL Server V7.1, you can protect business-critical databases by using automated tasks, utilities, and interfaces.

For a list of resolved APARs, see Update History: Version 7.1 Data Protection for Microsoft SQL Server .

Announcement

The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases: Data Protection for Microsoft SQL V7.1 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 Databases is 5608-E04.
  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.

Compatibility with earlier versions

For compatibility with earlier versions, see Compatibility Information: Version 7.1 Data Protection for Microsoft SQL Server .

System requirements

For system requirement information, see TSM for Databases - All Requirement Documents .

Installing Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases: Data Protection for Microsoft SQL Server

For information about how to download the product, see Download Information: Version 7.1.2 Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases .

For step-by-step installation instructions, see Installing, upgrading, and migrating.

Updates, limitations, and known issues

Updates, limitations, and known issues are documented in the form of technotes in the Support knowledge base at IBM Support portal: Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases . 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 the latest list of limitations, known issues, and documentation updates, see the following technotes:

Known issues and limitations
See the known issues and limitations technote at Known Issues and Limitations: Version 4.1 FlashCopy Manager for Microsoft SQL & Version 7.1 Data Protection for Microsoft SQL .
Documentation updates
See the documentation updates technote at IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Databases: Data Protection for Microsoft SQL Server V7.1 Documentation Updates.