Troubleshooting
Problem
Hardware and software requirements for IBM Spectrum Protect Linux® zSeries 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
The following requirement tables detail the minimum supported levels. In general, backup-archive client and API support all operating system service packs and maintenance levels. The tables list any exceptions.
This document is divided into linked sections for ease of navigation. Use the following links to jump to the section of the document that you require:
Version 8.1
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| System | Any z system, as supported by Linux distribution in 64-bit mode |
| Disk Space | 500 MB disk space required to install the client Note: using the web user interface requires minimum 4.4 GB disk space (preferred 9 GB disk space) |
| 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. Note: using the web user interface requires minimum 4 GB RAM (preferred 8 GB RAM) |
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| Operating systems |
Attention: The operating system kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) versions 7.8 and 8.2 is incompatible with the IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client journal- based backup kernel extension. If you are running an earlier version of RHEL with journal-based backups, and then you upgrade to RHEL 7.8 or later, or 8.2 or later, then journal-based backup no longer works. This issue is fixed in the backup-archive client version 7.1.8.9 and 8.1.11 on all Linux platforms, see also APAR IT33132
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| File system | For supported file systems, see: File system and ACL support Supported IBM Spectrum Scale (previously known as GPFS) versions:
Attention: Upgrade to IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client V8.1.11 before you upgrade to IBM Spectrum Scale version 5.0.5 or later. See Flash: (Linux only) Upgrade to IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client 8.1.11 before upgrading to IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.5 or later.
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| The web backup-archive client requires Java™: JRE 7 or JRE 8 Note:
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| For EXT2/EXT3/XFS access control list (ACL) support, you need the acl package. | |
| Linux kernel 5.2 or later introduces the Ext 4 casefold feature. This feature is not supported for backup and restore operations with the V8.1 backup-archive client. | |
| The image backup and restore functions for LVM2 volumes require libdevmapper.so V1.01 or later. If the library is at a lower level than required or it is not available, image backups for LVM2 volumes fail. The libdevmapper.so library is distributed with the device mapper packages. On RHEL, the package is called device-mapper-libs and on SLES it is called device-mapper. |
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| IBM Spectrum Scale - Scale Out Backup and Restore (SOBAR) supported. Note:
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| The function mmbackup in the IBM Spectrum Scale V5.0.4 or earlier does not work in combination with the IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client V8.1.10. For IBM Spectrum Scale V5.0.4 see APAR IJ22017, for IBM Spectrum Scale V4.2.3 see APAR IJ22035. | |
| The IBM Global Security Kit (GSKit) provides libraries and utilities for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or the Transport Layer Security (TLS) communication, which are used by IBM Spectrum Protect product components. The GSKit levels included in IBM Spectrum Protect are listed in GSKit levels distributed by IBM Spectrum Protect | |
Version 7.1
| Hardware | |
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| System | Any z system, as supported by Linux distribution in 64-bit mode |
| Disk Space | 500 MB disk space required to install the client, and all language packs. |
| 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. |
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| Communication Protocol |
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| Operating systems |
Attention: The operating system kernel in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) version 7.8 is incompatible with the IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client journal- based backup kernel extension. If you are running an earlier version of RHEL with journal-based backups, and then you upgrade to RHEL 7.8 or later, then journal-based backup no longer works. This issue is fixed in the backup-archive client version 7.1.8.9 and 8.1.11 on all Linux platforms, see also APAR IT33132
*Note: Starting with V7.1.8, due to technical reasons, two RHEL packages are being delivered for the Linux on System z client -- one general package, and one special package for RHEL 5 support. Use the latter package only for the RHEL5 operating system. The special package for RHEL 5 is available on the FTP server. See download page: IBM Spectrum Protect Client Version 7.1.8 Downloads and READMEs
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| File system |
For supported file systems, see: File system and ACL support The following GPFS versions are supported on SLES 12 and RHEL 7.1:
Note: GPFS and IBM Spectrum Protect use GSKit library and both include GSKit library in their packages. The GSKit library included in the IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client V7.1.8.5 and later packages is not compatible with the GSKit library that is included in the GPFS versions supported by IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client V7.1. To reset the library path before GPFS commands invoke IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client commands, run the manual steps described in APAR IJ03770.
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Web backup-archive client requires:
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| For EXT2/EXT3/XFS ACL support, you need the acl package. | |
| The image backup and restore functions for LVM2 volumes requires libdevmapper.so V1.01 or later. If the library is at a lower level than required or it is not available, image backups for LVM2 volumes fail. The libdevmapper.so library is distributed with the device mapper packages. On RHEL, the package is called device-mapper-libs and on SLES it is called device-mapper. |
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To use the Common Inventory Technology components in a pure 64-bit Linux environment, the following 32-bit runtime support packages must be installed:
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To perform backups or restores of VMware virtual machines by using the backup-archive client, the following package must be installed:
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Journal-Based Backup (JBB) supported on:
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| IBM Spectrum Scale SOBAR supported. Note:
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| The IBM Global Security Kit (GSKit) provides libraries and utilities for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or the Transport Layer Security (TLS) communication, which are used by IBM Spectrum Protect product components. The GSKit levels included in IBM Spectrum Protect are listed in GSKit levels distributed by IBM Spectrum Protect | |
Versions past End of Support (EOS)
- Version 6.4 is past End of Support (EOS). See the V6.4 Client:
- Version 6.3 is past End of Support (EOS). See the V6.3 Client:
- Version 6.2 is past End of Support (EOS). See the V6.2 Client:
- EOS page: TSM 6.2 End of Support 30 April 2015
- Requirements web page: TSM Client Requirements for V6.2, which is past End-of-Support (EOS)
- Version 6.1 is past End of Support (EOS). See the V6.1 Client:
- EOS page: TSM 5.5 and 6.1 EOS April 30, 2014
- Requirements web page: TSM Client Requirements for V6.1, which is past End-of-Support (EOS)
Note:
- The LAN-free client also requires IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Storage Area Networks (5608-SAN).
Client Components Offered
| Administrative | Backup-archive | HSM (Beginning with V7.1.4) |
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| Command line interface | Graphical user interface (Beginning with V8.1.10) |
Command line interface | Web browser interface | Graphical user interface | Command line interface | Interface |
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Related Information
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 April 2021
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