Data Protection for SQL Server updates V7.1.6

This document provides information about what's new or what has changed in Data Protection for Microsoft SQL Server version 7.1.6.

What's new

The following features are new.

What has changed

The following features have changed.

• Update to running instant restore operations using Microsoft VSS ResyncLuns API

  In Microsoft Windows Server 2012 or later, you can use Tivoli® Storage FlashCopy® Manager to run instant restore operations on IBM and non-IBM storage systems. Now, with the delivery of updates by Microsoft for Microsoft Windows Server 2012, restrictions to running these instant restore operations using the Microsoft VSS ResyncLuns API no longer exist. You can also now run an instant restore to a shared cluster disk or file system using the Microsoft VSS ResyncLuns API.

  Tip: You must have a Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager licence to avail of this feature. For more information on running instant restore operations on IBM and non-IBM storage systems, see the New for Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager Version 4.1.6 section in the IBM® Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager Installation and User's Guide for Windows.