Question & Answer
Question
Why was the IBM Spectrum Protect Webclient deprecated at 7.1.8+ and 8.1.2+
Answer
Per the "What's New" in 8.1.2. for clients under "Deprecated Functions" we find "IBM Spectrum Protect web client ". Following the link to:
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEQVQ_8.1.2/client/c_bac_webclient_deprecate.html#c_bac_webclient_deprecate - Using the web client in the new security environment
- Beginning with IBM Spectrum Protect™ Version 8.1.2, you can no longer use the web client to connect to the IBM Spectrum Protect V8.1.2 or later server or the V7.1.8 or later V7 server.
The answer lies in the 8.1.0+ documentation:
- https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSEQVQ_8.1.0/client/t_cfg_ssl.html - Configuring IBM Spectrum Protect client/server communication with Secure Sockets Layer
- Only outgoing client/server connections support SSL. Incoming connections (for example, client acceptor, server-initiated schedule connections) do not support SSL. Client-to-client communications and web GUI do not support SSL.
The wording changed by 8.1.2 but essentially states the same:
- Only outgoing client/server connections support SSL. A V8.1.2 client communicating with a down-level servers supports SSL. A V8.1.2 client communicating with a V8.1.2 server must use SSL. Incoming connections (for example, client acceptor, server-initiated schedule connections) do not support SSL. Client-to-client communications do support SSL. Web GUI does not support SSL. The Web GUI is no longer supported when communicating with a V8.1.2 server.
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Product Synonym
TSM ITSM ADSM SP
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Modified date:
17 June 2018
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