Release notes for V8.1

IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning V8.1.9 is available. Information about compatibility, download and installation, and other relevant information is available.

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Description

IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning helps you back up and restore SAP® databases by using IBM Spectrum Protect.

For a list of resolved APARs, see Update History: IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning at Update History: Version 8.1 IBM Spectrum Protect™ for Enterprise Resource Planning.

Announcement

The IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning new release announcement is available at http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi.

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 http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi.
  2. In the Search for field, enter the product identifier (PID): 5725-X03
  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 are located.
  6. In the Sort by section, select Newest first.

Compatibility with earlier versions

For compatibility with earlier versions, see Compatibility Information: IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning at Compatibility Information: Version 8.1 IBM Spectrum Protect™ for Enterprise Resource Planning.

System requirements

For system requirement information for V8.1.9, see IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning Requirements V8.1.9.

For system requirement information for all versions, see IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning IBM Spectrum Protect™ for Enterprise Resource Planning - All Requirements Documents.

Installing IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning

For information about how to download the product, follow the instructions in the download document at Download information for IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning V8.1.9.

Updates, limitations, and known issues

Updates, limitations, and known issues are documented in the form of technotes in the Support knowledge base at http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/Overview/Software/Tivoli/Tivoli_Storage_Manager_for_Enterprise_Resource_Planning. 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 most up-to-date list of limitations, known issues, and documentation updates, see the following technotes:

Known issues and limitations
See the known issues and limitations technote at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21987212.
Documentation updates
See the documentation updates technote at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27049254.