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Abstract
IBM Spectrum Protect Server and Storage Agent for Linux x86_64 minimum requirements and support information.
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Minimum Hardware and Software Requirements
Versions that are End of Support:
- IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1
IBM Spectrum Protect Version 8.1 and
IBM Spectrum Protect Storage Agent V8.1 Minimum Hardware Requirements |
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Hardware
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An AMD64 or Intel EMT-64 processor |
Disk Space
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The following minimum values for disk space:
Tip: Expect to use more space for problem determination.
Significant additional disk space is required for database and log files. The size of the database depends on the number of client files to be stored and the method by which the server manages them. The default active log space is 16 GB, the minimum that is needed for most workloads and configurations. When you create the active log, you need at least 64 GB to run replication. If replication and data deduplication are both being used, create an active log of 128 GB. Allocate at least three times the default active log space for the archive log (48 GB). If you are using data deduplication or expect a heavy client workload, ensure that you have sufficient resources. For optimal performance and to facilitate I/O, specify at least two equally sized containers or Logical Unit Numbers (LUNs) for the database. In addition, set up each active log and archive log to have its own container or LUN. You must format the disk device to have a disk sector size of 512 bytes. Ensure that you see the capacity planning section for more details about disk space. |
Memory
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The following are the minimum system memory requirements for servers with databases up to 500 GB, with daily ingestion of no more than 200 GB per day:
For more specific memory requirements for larger databases and higher ingestion capability, see the IBM Spectrum Protect server memory tuning table. For more specific memory requirements, see the IBM Spectrum Protect Blueprint. |
IBM Spectrum Protect Version 8.1 and
IBM Spectrum Protect Storage Agent V8.1 Minimum Software Requirements |
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Operating System
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The IBM Spectrum Protect server on Linux X86_64 requires one of the following operating systems:
*Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is not supported starting with IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.11
**Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 and 8.2, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15.1 support starts with IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.11 on Intel X86_64
***SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 is not supported starting with IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.11
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Libraries
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GNU C libraries, Version 2.3.3-98.38 or later that is installed on the IBM Spectrum Protect system.
For SUSE Linux Enterprise Servers:
To determine whether SELinux is installed and in enforcing mode, do one of the following tasks:
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Communication Protocol
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Processing
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Asynchronous I/O must be enabled. On Linux kernels at 2.6 or later, install the libaio library to enable Asynchronous I/O. |
Device Drivers
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The IBM Spectrum Protect passthru device driver is used for non-IBM® devices. It uses the SCSI passthru interface to communicate with tape devices and tape libraries. The Linux SCSI Generic (sg) device driver is required for tape drives and tape libraries. The IBM Spectrum Protect device driver package contains device driver tools and ACSLS daemons.
For the IBM 3590, 3592, or the Ultrium tape library or drives, the IBM device drivers are required. Install the most current device drivers. You can locate IBM driver packages at Fix Central. Configure the device drivers before you use the server with tape devices. |
Other
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Korn Shell (ksh) You must have the I/O completion ports (IOCP) configured on the operating system. LDAP To authenticate IBM Spectrum Protect users with a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server, you must use one of the following directory servers:
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Version 7.1 has reached End of Support (EOS)
Minimum Hardware and Software Requirements for IBM Spectrum Protect Server V7.1 and IBM Spectrum Protect Storage Agent V7.1 |
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Hardware
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An AMD64 or Intel EMT-64 processor |
Disk space
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The following minimum values for disk space:
Significant additional disk space is required for database and log files. The size of the database depends on the number of client files to be stored and the method by which the server manages them. The default active log space is 16 GB, the minimum that is needed for most workloads and configurations. Allocate at least three times the active log space for the archive log (48 GB). If you are using data deduplication or expect a heavy client workload, ensure that you have sufficient resources. For optimal performance and to facilitate I/O, specify at least two equally sized containers or Logical Unit Numbers (LUNs) for the database. For more information about the configuration of directories for the database, see Optimizing Performance. In addition, set up each active log and archive log to have its own container or LUN. You must format the disk device to have a disk sector size of 512 bytes. Ensure that you see the capacity planning section for more details about disk space. |
Memory
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The following minimum values for memory:
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Operating system
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The IBM Spectrum Protect Server on Linux X86_64 requires one of the following operating systems:
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Libraries
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GNU C libraries, Version 2.3.3-98.38 or later that is installed on the IBM Spectrum Protect system. For SUSE Linux Enterprise Servers:
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Communication protocol
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Processing
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Asynchronous I/O must be enabled. On Linux kernels at 2.6 or later, install the libaio library to enable Asynchronous I/O. |
Device drivers
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The IBM Spectrum Protect passthru device driver is used for non- IBM® devices. It uses the SCSI passthru interface to communicate with tape devices and tape libraries. The Linux SCSI Generic (sg) device driver is required for tape drives and tape libraries. The IBM Spectrum Protect device driver package contains device driver tools and ACSLS daemons.
For the IBM 3590, 3592, or the Ultrium tape library or drives, the IBM device drivers are required. Install the most current device drivers. You can locate IBM driver packages at the Fix Central website: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/. Configure the device drivers before you use the IBM Spectrum Protect server with tape devices. |
Other software
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Korn Shell (ksh) To authenticate IBM Spectrum Protect users with a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server, you must use one of the following directory servers:
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