IBM Spectrum Protect Plus on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform is a data protection solution for users who want to protect one or more databases that are running on Azure.
IBM Spectrum
Protect Plus on Azure protects the following
databases and file systems that are running on Azure:
- IBM® Db2®
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Microsoft Exchange Server
- Oracle
- MongoDB
- Microsoft 365
- Microsoft Windows Resilient® File System (RefS) and New Technology File System (NTFS)
You can deploy IBM Spectrum
Protect Plus on Azure in one
of the following configurations:
- All-on-cloud environment
- In this configuration, both the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus server and the vSnap server are deployed in Azure on an existing or new Virtual Network (VNet).
- Hybrid environment
- In this configuration, only the vSnap server is deployed in Azure on an existing or new VNet. The IBM Spectrum Protect Plus server is installed and maintained on premises or another location. This option might benefit existing IBM Spectrum Protect Plus users who want to continue protecting workloads that are running on premises and in the cloud environment.
Deploying IBM Spectrum Protect Plus on Microsoft Azure
Follow the instructions in the IBM Spectrum Protect Plus on Microsoft Azure Deployment Guide to deploy IBM Spectrum Protect Plus on Azure.
Upgrading IBM Spectrum Protect Plus to a later version
The IBM Spectrum Protect Plus on Azure deployment includes IBM Spectrum Protect Plus version 10.1.7. If you want to use the current version of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, follow the instructions in Updating IBM Spectrum Protect Plus components Updating IBM Spectrum Protect Plus components to complete an upgrade.