Release notes for Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server 8.1

IBM Spectrum Protect for Mail: Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server 8.1 is available. Compatibility, installation, and other getting-started issues are addressed.

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Description

With IBM Spectrum Protect for Mail: Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server, you can protect business-critical databases by using automated tasks, utilities, and interfaces.

For a list of resolved APARs, see Update History: Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server V8.1 .

Announcement

The IBM Spectrum Protect for Mail: Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server 8.1 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 IBM Spectrum Protect for Mail is 5725-X02.
  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 Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server Compatibility Information: Version 8.1.

System requirements

For hardware and software requirements information, see IBM Spectrum Protect for Mail Hardware and Software Requirements: 8.1.9.

Installing Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Server

For information about how to download the product, follow the instructions in the download document at IBM Spectrum Protect for Mail Download Information: 8.1.9.

Updates, limitations, and known issues

Updates, limitations, and known issues are documented in the form of technotes in the Support knowledge base at IBM Spectrum Protect for Mail Support portal. 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
Known Issues and Limitations V8.1.
Documentation updates
Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange V8.1 Documentation Updates .