- V10.1.2
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- Back up and restore Db2 databases
- This feature extends IBM Spectrum Protect Plus application support to include IBM Db2
environments. With IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Version 10.1.2, you can back up Db2 databases and logs.
Restore options include instant access to support rapid verification and testing, test restore
operations to support development and testing (dev/test) and DevOps, and full restore-to-production
operations including point-in-time recovery. Granular restore operations for individual databases
are also supported.
- For more information, see Db2.
- Enable vSnap encryption
- This feature enhances the security of your backup data. Both on-board and external vSnap servers
can now be initialized with encryption enabled.
- For more information, see Adding a vSnap server as a backup storage provider.
- Update your VADP proxy servers automatically
- This feature helps to ensure that your external VMware vStorage APIs for Data Protection (VADP)
proxies are always up-to-date without user interaction. VADP proxy updates are applied as soon as
they become available.
- For more information, see Installing vSnap servers.
- Reduce system load and optimize throughput
- Throttling optimizes the use of multiple VADP proxies to maximize data throughput. For each
virtual machine being backed up, IBM Spectrum Protect Plus determines which VADP proxy is the least
active and has the most available memory and free capacity.
- For more information, see Managing VADP backup proxies.
- Save space in Oracle environments by truncating logs
- A new option is available to truncate Oracle source logs after a backup operation is
successfully completed. The Truncate source logs after successful backup
option automatically deletes archived logs that are no longer needed after each successful database
backup.
- For more information, see Backing up Oracle data.
- Control throughput for application database backups
- Server performance might be affected when many databases are backed up concurrently. The
Maximum concurrent databases option controls the impact on Oracle and SQL
servers and reduces the impact on production operations.
- For more information, see Adding an Oracle application server and Adding a SQL Server application server.
- Run scripts from an application server or dedicated script server
- Enable scripts to extend the operations of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. Pre-scripts and
post-scripts associated with application backup and restore jobs can now be run from an application
server or dedicated script server.
- For more information, see Configuring scripts for backup and restore operations.
- Monitor the status of your IBM Spectrum Protect Plus environment
- A redesigned dashboard offers greater insight into the general state of your IBM Spectrum
Protect Plus environment. The Job Status section displays a summary of job
activities over a selected time period through a wide-ranging scatter plot. The Capacity
Summary section displays the usage and availability of your vSnap storage.
- For more information, see Product dashboard.
- Receive information about runtime errors in real time
- An alert list in the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus user interface displays errors and warnings,
helping to quickly identify and resolve issues. Each item in the alert list includes a status icon,
a summary of the issue, and a link to associated logs.
- For more information, see Alerts.
- Plan backup strategies efficiently
- A new Policy Overview pane displays data about the protection of your overall environment so
that you can plan backup strategies with greater efficiency.
- For more information, see Creating an SLA policy.
- Enhance your user experience
- The IBM Spectrum Protect Plus user interface is updated to improve consistency and usability.
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- V10.1.1 Patch 1
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- Enhance the protection of Oracle databases by enabling more frequent recovery points
- You can use Oracle backup jobs to back up Oracle logs files. In this way, you enable
point-in-time restore operations. This feature provides more frequent recovery points and enhances
Oracle database protection. For more information, see Restoring Oracle data.
- Protect SQL Server system databases to vSnap
- Microsoft SQL Server system databases such as the master database can be backed up to vSnap and
recovered by using the Instant Access restore type. This feature broadens the scope of SQL Server
protection with IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus. For more information,
see Restoring SQL Server data.
- Back up and restore SQL Server 2017 databases
- Backup and recovery of Microsoft SQL Server 2017 databases is supported in stand-alone
configurations on Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016 operating systems. This
feature extends protection for SQL Server.
- Back up and restore encrypted virtual machines
- Backing up and restoring encrypted VMware virtual machines is supported in vSphere 6.5 and later
environments. Encrypted virtual machines can be backed up and restored at the virtual machine level
to their original location. This feature provides an additional layer of data security. For more
information, see Backing up and restoring VMware data.
- Restore VMware data directly to VMware ESX hosts
- Service level agreement (SLA) policies are available to restore data to a VMware ESX host
directly, regardless of whether vCenter is available. The VMware restore job destination option
ESX Host if vCenter is down is provided for this feature. For more
information, see Restoring VMware data.
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- V10.1.1
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- Protect Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle databases
- You can back up and restore SQL Server and Oracle databases with IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus.
- For both SQL Server and Oracle Database, full restore and Instant Access scenarios are
supported. In addition, for SQL server, you can use the log backup feature for continual backup of
transaction logs to a specified destination.
- For more information, see Backing up and restoring SQL Server data and
Backing up and restoring Oracle data.
- Generate reports for supported application databases
- Reports are now available that provide insight into the state of your backup operations for
database applications.
- With these reports, you can review the protection status of your supported application
databases, the backup history of application databases, and the Recovery Point Objective (RPO)
compliance status of databases as defined by their SLA Policies.
- For more information, see Protection reports
and System reports.
- Asynchronously replicate backup data from one vSnap server to another
- IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus supports backup storage
replication, which enables asynchronous replication of backup data from one vSnap server to a
secondary vSnap server. This feature provides additional protection and configuration
flexibility.
- For more information, see Establishing a replication partnership for a vSnap server.
- Create user roles with associated permission groups and resource groups
- The role-based access control feature is enhanced to streamline the process of creating,
revising, or discontinuing roles as the needs of the data protection enterprise evolve. Predefined
roles are included for commonly performed tasks.
The role-based access control feature is enhanced
to streamline the process of creating, revising, or discontinuing roles as the needs of the data
protection enterprise evolve. Predefined roles are included for commonly performed tasks.
- For more information, see Managing user access.
- Register VADP Proxies through the user interface
- The VADP proxy installation and update are enhanced. VADP proxies can now be registered by using
the IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus interface. Similarly, when updates
to the VADP proxy software are made available, they can be installed by using the VADP proxy pane in
IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus. New configuration options allow you to
set the transport modes to be used by the VADP proxy, the compression type, and the log retention
schedule.
- For more information, see Managing VADP backup proxies.
- Run scripts before or after jobs
- The ability to upload scripts to be run at the job level is supported. Scripts can be executed
before or after backup and restore jobs run. Scripts enable you to extend the features and benefits
of IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus. Supported scripts include shell
scripts for Linux-based machines and batch and PowerShell scripts for Windows-based machines.
- For more information, see Configuring scripts for backup and restore operations.
- Search for, filter, and expire recovery points
- The capability to search the IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus
catalog to review available recovery points is enriched. You can filter recovery points by the
associated backup job name and creation date. Additionally, you can expire recovery points by using
the Catalog Retention pane. This feature enhances control of backup inventory
and of recovery operations.
- For more information, see Managing IBM Spectrum Protect Plus restore points.
- Filter VMware resources based on tags
- Tags allow you to attach category metadata to objects to make these objects more searchable,
sortable, and filterable. In IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus, tags are
applied in vSphere, and the metadata gets assigned to virtual machines. Sorting, searching, or
filtering by category is enabled.
- For more information, see Backing up and restoring VMware data.
- Filter audit logs by description and date
- Filtering options are introduced for the IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus audit log. With this feature, you can filter the
audit log by specific action descriptions and date ranges during which the action was
performed.
- For more information, see Collecting audit logs for actions.
- Exclude resources from backup job definitions
- Virtual machine and application resources can now be excluded from backup jobs. The Exclude
Resources option allows you to enter exclusion patterns and wildcards to remove specific resources
from backup job definitions. This feature can help you improve backup efficiency and
specificity.
- For more information, see the individual hypervisor and database backup topics under Backup and restore operations.
- Protect non-volatile random-access memory (NVRAM) files
- When you back up a VMware virtual machine, the backup now includes the NVRAM file, which stores
the state of the BIOS software for the virtual machine.
- View REST API development guides
- Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) define the criteria and protocols underlying IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus. These enable the various hardware and software
components to interact. You can extend the capabilities of the IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus application by developing scripts that utilize
the APIs. To access the IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus REST API Guide,
click the user icon
 from any window in
the user interface. A separate guide is provided for vSnap APIs.
- Access the application through the IBM Cloud
- IBM Spectrum Protect
Plus is available as an IBM® Cloud for VMware
Solutions service, IBM Spectrum
Protect Plus on IBM Cloud.
- IBM Cloud for VMware
Solutions enables you to integrate or
migrate your on-premises VMware workloads to the IBM Cloud by using the scalable IBM Cloud infrastructure and VMware hybrid virtualization
technology.
- For more information, see IBM Spectrum Protect Plus on IBM Cloud.
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