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Hardware and Software Requirements: Version 8.1.4 IBM Spectrum Protect™ for Enterprise Resource Planning

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Abstract

Hardware and software requirements for IBM Spectrum Protect™ for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) version 8.1.4 which includes the following components:

- Data Protection for SAP® for Oracle V8.1.4
- Data Protection for SAP® for DB2 V8.1.4
- Data Protection for SAP HANA® V8.1.4

Note: This document has been updated in July 2019 to reflect additional support for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, Windows 2016 and Oracle 18c. See below for details.

Content

IBM Spectrum Protect™ for Enterprise Resource Planning supports valid SAP® environments that meet all requirements listed by SAP, and in addition also meet the specific requirements listed below.

Hardware and Software Requirements for Data Protection for SAP® V8.1.4 for Oracle:
  • Hardware Requirements
    • Server as required by operating system (see below)
    • Minimum RAM: 512 MB
    • Minimum disk space: 500 MB
  • Operating System Options
    Only 64-bit versions of the following operating systems are supported.
    • AIX 7.1, and later TL levels and fix packs on IBM System p
      The gzip utility must be installed on the system and must be available in the PATH environment variable.
    • AIX 7.2, and later TL levels and fix packs on IBM System p
      The gzip utility must be installed on the system and must be available in the PATH environment variable.
    • Solaris 11, and later mod levels and fix packs on SPARC server
      Note: Solaris 11 only for Oracle 11g and 12c
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, and later service packs on Intel EM64T or Opteron AMD64 or compatible processor
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, and later service packs on Intel EM64T or Opteron AMD64 or compatible processor
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, and later service packs on Intel EM64T or Opteron AMD64 or compatible processor
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, and later update levels on Intel EM64T or Opteron AMD64 or compatible processor
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, and later update levels on Intel EM64T or Opteron AMD64 or compatible processor
    • Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2, or later Service Pack levels: on EM64T and Opteron AMD64 or compatible processor
    • Starting with interims fix 8.1.4.1: Windows Server 2016, or later Service Pack levels: on EM64T and Opteron AMD64 or compatible processor (see special instructions below)
  • Software Requirements
    • SAP® BR*Tools v7.40
      Any SAP application stack that is supported by the required BR*Tools level.
    • Oracle Database Enterprise Edition
    • Oracle Database Options
      • 64-bit Oracle 11gR2, and later mod levels and fix packs at a level required by the respective SAP release
      • 64-bit Oracle 12cR1, and later mod levels and fix packs at a level required by the respective SAP release
      • 64-bit Oracle 18c, and later mod levels and fix packs at a level required by the respective SAP release
        Note: Plugable databases are not supported
        Note: IBM Spectrum Protect™ for Enterprise Resource Planning does not support Oracle 18c on Solaris 11
    • IBM Spectrum Protect™ API v8.1.2 or higher.
      Note: Not every combination of IBM Spectrum Protect™ API level and operating system level supported by IBM Spectrum Protect™ for ERP will be valid. For operating system level requirements for the IBM Spectrum Protect™ API refer to http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21243309
    • IBM Spectrum Protect™ server, any version supported by the Spectrum Protect™ API used.


Hardware and Software Requirements for Data Protection for SAP® V8.1.4 for DB2:
  • Hardware Requirements
    • Server as required by operating system (see below)
    • Minimum RAM: 512 MB
    • Minimum disk space: 500MB
  • Operating System Options
    Only 64-bit versions of the following operating systems are supported.
    • AIX 7.1, and later TL levels and fix packs on IBM System p
      The gzip utility must be installed on the system and must be available in the PATH environment variable.
    • AIX 7.2, and later TL levels and fix packs on IBM System p
      The gzip utility must be installed on the system and must be available in the PATH environment variable.
    • Solaris 11, and later mod levels and fix packs on SPARC server
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, and later service packs on IBM POWER processor
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, and later service packs on Intel EM64T or Opteron AMD64 or compatible processor
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, and later service packs on Intel EM64T or Opteron AMD64 or compatible processor
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, and later service packs on Intel EM64T or Opteron AMD64 or compatible processor
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, and later update levels on IBM POWER processor
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, and later update levels on IBM POWER processor (big endian)
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, and later update levels on Intel EM64T or Opteron AMD64 or compatible processor
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, and later update levels on Intel EM64T or Opteron AMD64 or compatible processor
    • Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2, or later Service Pack levels on EM64T and Opteron AMD64 or compatible processor
    • Starting with interims fix 8.1.4.1: Windows Server 2016, or later Service Pack levels: on EM64T and Opteron AMD64 or compatible processor (see special instructions below)
  • Software Requirements
    • IBM DB2 Enterprise Server Edition (including Database Partitioning Feature — DPF) releases as supported by the respective SAP® environment
      Only 64-bit versions are supported.
    • DB2 Database Options
      • IBM DB2 Enterprise Server Edition 10.1, and later fix packs
      • IBM DB2 Enterprise Server Edition 10.5, and later fix packs
      • IBM DB2 Enterprise Server Edition 11.1, and later fix packs
        Note: DB2 pureScale is not supported
    • IBM Spectrum Protect™ API v8.1.2 or higher.
      Note: Not every combination of Spectrum Protect™ API level and operating system level supported by IBM Spectrum Protect™ for ERP will be valid. For operating system level requirements for the IBM Spectrum Protect™ API refer to http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21243309
    • IBM Spectrum Protect™ server, any version supported by the IBM Spectrum Protect™ API used.


Hardware and Software Requirements for Data Protection for SAP HANA® V8.1.4:
  • Hardware Requirements
    • Any SAP HANA® appliance or system with x86_64 or IBM POWER processor that meets the requirements defined by the SAP HANA® level in use with, and supported by, Data Protection for SAP HANA® 8.1.4
    • Minimum disk space: 300MB
  • Operating System Options:
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3, and later service packs on IBM POWER Big Endian processor
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 on IBM POWER Little Endian processor
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1, and later service packs on IBM POWER Little Endian processor
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3, and later service packs on Intel EM64T or Opteron AMD64 or compatible processor
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 on Intel EM64T or Opteron AMD64 or compatible processor
    • Red Hat Enterprise Server 6 on Intel EM64T or Opteron AMD64 or compatible processor
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 on Intel EM64T or Opteron AMD64 or compatible processor
  • Software Requirements
    • SAP HANA® 1.0 support package stack SPS 10 up to SPS 12
      SAP HANA® 2.0 support package stack SPS 0 with revision 02 or higher revision or support package stack SPS 01 up to SPS 03
      For additional instructions to create incremental and differential backups refer to http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21963434
    • IBM Spectrum Protect™ API V8.1.2 or higher.
      Note: Not every combination of Spectrum Protect™ API level and operating system level supported by IBM Spectrum Protect™ for ERP will be valid. For operating system level requirements for the IBM Spectrum Protect™ API refer to http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21243309
    • IBM Spectrum Protect™ server, any version supported by the IBM Spectrum Protect™ API used.
Special instructions for Installation on Windows 2016
Windows 2016 is not supported with the IBM Spectrum Protect™ for Enterprise Resource Planning 8.1.4.0 base package. In order to obtain the license file the 8.1.4.0 base package needs to be installed without any configuration. Skip steps that adjust the profile and environment. Copy the file agent.lic from the installation directory to some other place. Then uninstall the 8.1.4.0 base package and install the interim fix 8.1.4.1. This time execute the steps that adjust the profile and environment. Finally copy the file agent.lic into the directory where the profile init<SID>.utl is located.

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Modified date:
17 July 2019

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swg22010347

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