Troubleshooting
Problem
Hardware and software requirements for IBM Spectrum Protect Apple Macintosh (Mac) backup-archive client and API
Cause
Tip: The product now known as IBM Spectrum Protect was named IBM Tivoli Storage Manager in releases earlier than Version 7.1.3. To learn more about the rebranding transition, see Tivoli Storage Manager branding transition to IBM Spectrum Protect.
Resolving The Problem
Hardware and Software Requirements
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Version 8.1
| Hardware | |
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| System | Any 64-bit Intel-based Macintosh |
| Disk Space | 500 MB disk space required to install the client |
| Memory |
No extra Random-Access Memory (RAM) required for product installation. RAM requirements for running the product vary widely and depend on your environment, configuration, and tasks that you perform. More RAM might be required to run the product. |
| Software | |
| Communication Protocol |
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| Operating system |
Note: Macintosh OS X 10.15 (Catalina) is currently not supported. IBM is working on support for Catalina, but at this time there is no target date for this support to be added. This page will be updated with further details when support for Catalina is available.
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| File system | For supported file systems, see: File system and ACL support |
| Additional Software | |
| The web backup-archive client requires Java™: JRE 7 or JRE 8 Note: Beginning with IBM Spectrum Protect V8.1.2, you can no longer use the web client to connect to the IBM Spectrum Protect V8.1.2 or later server. For more information, see Using the web client in the new security environment |
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Version 7.1
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| System | Any 64-bit Intel-based Macintosh |
| Disk Space | 500 MB disk space required to install the client |
| Memory |
No extra RAM required for product installation. RAM requirements for running the product vary widely and depend on your environment, configuration, and tasks that you perform. More RAM might be required to run the product. |
| Software | |
| Communication Protocol |
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| Operating system |
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| File system | For supported file systems, see: File system and ACL support |
| Additional Software | |
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For Java™ GUI:
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| The web client requires: Java plug-in that included in JRE 7 or JRE 8 | |
Versions past End of Support (EOS)
- Version 6.4 is past End of Support (EOS). See the V6.4 Client:
- EOS page: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22011587
- Requirements web page: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998572
- Version 6.3 is past End of Support (EOS). See the V6.3 Client:
- EOS page: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21982265
- Requirements web page: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21994532
- Version 6.2 is past End of Support (EOS). See the V6.2 Client:
- EOS page: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21671647
- Requirements web page: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21700847
- Version 6.1 is past End of Support (EOS). See the V6.1 Client:
- EOS page: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21635108
- Requirements web page: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21700845
- Version 5.5 is past End of Support (EOS). See the V5.5 Client:
- EOS page: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21635108
- Requirements web page: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21700848
Client Components Offered
| Administrative | Backup-archive | HSM | API | |||
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| Command line interface | Graphical user interface | Command line interface | Web browser interface | Graphical user interface | Command line interface | Interface |
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Document Information
Modified date:
19 November 2019
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