Linux: What you should know about security before you install or upgrade the server

Before you install IBM Spectrum Protect™ V8.1.2 or later, review information about the enhanced security features and the requirements for updating your environment.

About this task

Security enhancements that were introduced in V8.12 and later enforce stricter security settings. To ensure that communication between servers and clients is not interrupted when you install or upgrade IBM Spectrum Protect software to V8.1.2, follow the procedure.

Procedure

  1. Install or upgrade the IBM Spectrum Protect servers to 8.1.2 or later.
  2. Install or upgrade the backup-archive clients. For more information, see Installing and configuring clients.
    For information about scheduling deployment of client updates from the server, see the following documents:
    • For IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.2 or later servers, see technote 2004596.
    • For IBM® Tivoli® Storage Manager V7.1 servers and IBM Spectrum Protect V8.1.0 and V8.1.1 servers, see technote 1673299.
  3. Configure the options for backup-archive clients. For more information, see Upgrading the IBM Spectrum Protect Server and the IBM Spectrum Protect Client.