Release notes for IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Version 8.1

IBM Spectrum Protect™ for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Version 8.1 is available. Read this document to find important product information such as system requirements, compatibility with earlier versions, installation instructions, and limitations and known problems.

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Description

IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V provides storage management services for virtual machines in a Microsoft Hyper-V environment.

For a list of the APARs that IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments V8.1 resolved, see the list of fixes see Update History: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V V8.1.

Announcement

The IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V V8.1 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 Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V is 5725-X00.
  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.

System requirements

For system requirement information, see Hardware and Software Requirements: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V V8.1.0.

Compatibility with earlier versions

For compatibility with earlier versions, see Compatibility Information: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V V8.1 .

Installing IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V V8.1

For information about where to download IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V V8.1, see the Download Information document.

Step-by-step installation instructions are available in IBM Knowledge Center at Installing Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V.

Limitations and known problems

Documentation updates, limitations, and known problems are documented as technotes in the Support knowledge base. As problems are discovered and resolved, IBM® Software Support updates the knowledge base. By searching the knowledge base, you can find workarounds or solutions to problems.

For further information about limitations and known problems, see the following links: