Using the web client in the new security environment

Beginning with IBM Spectrum Protect™ Version 8.1.2, you can no longer use the web client to connect to the IBM Spectrum Protect V8.1.2 or later server or the V7.1.8 or later V7 server.

However, you can still use the web client to connect to IBM Spectrum Protect V8.1.1, V8.1.0, or V7.1.7 or earlier servers.

If you are connected to the IBM Spectrum Protect V8.1.2 or later V8 server or the V7.1.8 or later V7 server, use the following alternatives to the web client:

To restore data that was backed up with the backup-archive client, use the backup-archive client Java GUI (dsmj) or the command-line client (dsmc). For more information, see:
- Backing up your data
- Restoring your data
To back up and restore NAS file servers using Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP), use the IBM Spectrum Protect server commands on the administrative command-line client (dsmadmc).
For more information, see the following server documentation:

Tip: If you already upgraded the backup-archive client to V8.1.2 or later, you can uninstall it and reinstall the V8.1.0 client to continue to use the web client. The IBM Spectrum Protect server administrator needs to set the SESSIONSECURITY parameter on the node back to TRANSITIONAL. For more information, see UPDATE NODE (Update node attributes).