Release notes for IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot Version 8.1

IBM Spectrum Protect™ Snapshot V8.1 is available. Compatibility, installation, and other getting-started issues are addressed.

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Description

IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot provides fast, application-aware backups and restores by using the advanced snapshot technologies of storage systems. The applications that contain the data remain online. Optionally, backups can be sent to IBM Spectrum Protect storage.

For a list of resolved APARs, see the IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot Update History V8.1.

Announcement

The IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot 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-X22 or 5608-AB8.
  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 IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot Compatibility Information V8.1.

System requirements

For system requirement information for IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot - All Requirements Documents website.

Installing the product

For information about how to download the product, follow the instructions in the IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot Download Information V8.1.4 document.

Review the IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot Hardware and Software Requirements document. Select the version required and the component from the Hardware and Software Requirements technote.

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 Snapshot 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
IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot Known issues and limitations for V8.1.
Documentation updates
IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot Documentation updates for Version 8.1.