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Hardware and software requirements for IBM Spectrum Protect Windows® backup-archive client and API

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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

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Version 8.1
Version 7.1
Versions past End of Support (EOS)
Client Components Offered

Version 8.1

Hardware
System	x64: An AMD64 or EM64T processor or multi-processor based computer
Disk Space	1.5 GB 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	128 MB Random-Access Memory (RAM) required to install the client Note: using the web user interface requires minimum 4 GB RAM (preferred 8 GB RAM)
Software
Communication Protocol	One for the following, which included in the base Windows product packages: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP, the only one used for web client) Named Pipes (used with IBM Spectrum Protect server running on same Windows machine) Shared Memory (used with IBM Spectrum Protect server running on same Windows machine)
Operating system	Backup-archive client (including web client) and API client require one of the following: Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 Server Core, all editions all SPs supported¹ Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Core, all editions, all SPs supported² Windows 2016 Server and Windows Server 2016 Server Core, all editions^()³ Windows 2019 Server and Windows Server 2019 Server Core, all editions^()4 (Beginning with backup-archive client V8.1.7) Windows 8.1, all editions, all SPs supported⁵ Windows 10, all editions except Mobile^() () only Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) products supported
File system	For supported file systems most current fix pack, see in: Windows supported file systems
Additional Software
For more information about supported IBM Spectrum Protect Windows client features, which listed by Windows operating system, see Function table
The web client requires Java™: JRE 7 or JRE 8 Note: Backup-archive client V8.1.0: web client supported when running in Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome browsers. Backup-archive client V8.1.2-8.1.6.x: you can no longer use the web client to connect to the IBM Spectrum Protect V8.1.2 or later V8 server or the V7.1.8 or later V7 server. For more information, see Using the web client in the new security environment. Backup-archive client V8.1.7 and later: a new web user interface for file-restore operations supported. This web user interface supported only on Windows server operating systems, and when running in Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, or Google Chrome browsers. The web user interface must connect to the IBM Spectrum Protect V8.1.2 or later V8 server or the V7.1.8 or later V7 server. For more information, see: 8.1.7 backup-archive client New features and updates
Automated System Recovery (ASR) for Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) and non-EFI systems.
In-Guest Data Protection: The use of IBM Spectrum Protect products running inside virtual machines hosted by Microsoft Hyper-V is independent of the version of Microsoft Hyper-V Server. See IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) and IBM Spectrum Protect guest support for Virtual Machines and Virtualization for more information about in-guest data protection and Microsoft Hyper-V. On-Host Data Protection: Backup and restore of Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machine images from the parent partition is supported using the IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments - Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V. For more information about supported Microsoft Hyper-V Server supported versions see IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments - All Requirements Doc.
For NetApp Data ONTAP supports, see Backup-archive client supported levels of NetApp Data ONTAP
1 Note on Windows 2012: IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client for Windows provides support for Windows Storage Server 2012 for functionality that is also available and supported by IBM Spectrum Protect on the Windows Server 2012 Editions. 2 Note on Windows 2012 R2: IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client for Windows provides support for Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Editions for functionality that is also available and supported by IBM Spectrum Protect on the Windows Server 2012 R2 Editions. The following are known issues with Windows Server 2012 R2: To run an application-consistent backup or restore by using Work Folders in Windows Server 2012 R2, apply the Microsoft hotfix for knowledge base article 2909185. See details at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2909185. 3 Note on Windows 2016: IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client for Windows provides support for Windows Storage Server 2016 for functionality that is also available and supported by IBM Spectrum Protect on the Windows Server 2016 Editions. 4 Note on Windows 2019: IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client for Windows provides support for Windows Storage Server 2019 for functionality that is also available and supported by IBM Spectrum Protect on the Windows Server 2019 Editions. 5 Note on Windows 8.1: The following are known issues with Windows 8.1: Backups of the new Placeholder files in Windows 8.1 handle not the new reparse tag information correctly, causing it to be backed up and restored.

Version 7.1

Hardware
System	32-bit: An x32 or compatible processor, or multi-processor based computer x64: An AMD64 or EM64T processor or multi-processor based computer
Disk Space	1.5 GB disk space required to install the client
Memory	128 MB RAM required to install the client
Software
Communication Protocol	One for the following, included in the base Windows product packages: TCP/IP (the only one used for web client) Named Pipes (used with IBM Spectrum Protect server running on same Windows machine) Shared Memory (used with IBM Spectrum Protect server running on same Windows machine)
Operating system	Backup-archive client (including web client) and API client require one of the following: Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 Server Core, all editions, all SPs supported Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core, all editions, all SPs supported Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 Server Core, all editions all SPs supported¹ Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Core, all editions, all SPs supported² Windows 2016 Server and Windows Server 2016 Server Core, all editions^()³(Beginning with backup-archive client V7.1.8) Windows 7, all editions, all SPs supported Windows 8, all editions, all SPs supported Windows 8.1, all editions, all SPs supported⁴ Windows 10, all editions except Mobile^()(Beginning with backup-archive client V7.1.3.2) (*) only Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) product's are supported
File system	For supported file systems on most current fix pack, see this web page: Windows supported file systems
Additional Software
For more information about supported IBM Spectrum Protect Windows client features, which are listed by Windows operating system, see Function table
The web client requires: Before backup-archive client V7.1.2.1: the Java plug-in that included in JRE 7 Beginning with backup-archive client V7.1.2.1: Java plug-in that included in JRE 7 or JRE 8 Note: The client supported when running in Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome browsers with the required plug-in.
Only 64-bit clients running on 64-bit machines.
Automated System Recovery (ASR) for EFI and non-EFI systems.
In-Guest Data Protection: The use of IBM Spectrum Protect products running inside virtual machines hosted by Microsoft Hyper-V is independent of the version of Microsoft Hyper-V Server. See IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) and IBM Spectrum Protect guest support for Virtual Machines and Virtualization for more information about in-guest data protection and Microsoft Hyper-V. On-Host Data Protection: Backup and restore of Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machine images from the parent partition is supported using the IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments - Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V. For more information about supported Microsoft Hyper-V Server supported versions see IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments - All Requirements Doc.
For NetApp Data ONTAP supports, see Backup-archive Client supported levels of NetApp Data ONTAP
Virtual machine backups that are initiated by the Data Protection for VMware product only supported on Windows Server 2008, 64-bit and Windows Server 2012. Note: Backup in a guest VM supported for all listed Windows versions
Supported GPFS versions: GPFS v3.5.0 or higher fix pack levels GPFS v4.1.0.10 (TL1) or higher fix pack levels (beginning with backup-archive client V7.1.2) GPFS v4.1.1 or higher fix pack levels (beginning with backup-archive client V7.1.3) GPFS v4.2.0 or higher fix pack levels (beginning with backup-archive client V7.1.4.4) GPFS v4.2.1 or higher fix pack levels (beginning with backup-archive client V7.1.6)
1 Note on Windows 2012: IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client for Windows provides support for Windows Storage Server 2012 for functionality that is also available and supported by IBM Spectrum Protect on the Windows Server 2012 Editions. 2 Note on Windows 2012 R2: IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client for Windows provides support for Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Editions for functionality that is also available and supported by IBM Spectrum Protect on the Windows Server 2012 R2 Editions. The following are known issues with Windows Server 2012 R2: To run an application-consistent backup or restore by using Work Folders in Windows Server 2012 R2, apply the Microsoft hotfix for knowledge base article 2909185. See details at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2909185. 3 Note on Windows 2016: IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client for Windows provides support for Windows Storage Server 2016 for functionality that is also available and supported by IBM Spectrum Protect on the Windows Server 2016 Editions. 4 Note on Windows 8.1: IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client for Windows provides support for Windows 8.1 for functionality that is also available and supported by IBM Spectrum Protect on Windows 8. The following are known issues with Windows 8.1: Backups of the new Placeholder files in Windows 8.1 handle not the new reparse tag information correctly, causing it to be backed up and restored.

Versions past End of Support (EOS)

Version 6.4 is past End of Support (EOS). See the V6.4 Client:
- EOS page: TSM 6.4 and FCM 3.2 End of Support 30 September 2017
- Requirements web page: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Client Requirements for V6.4, which is past End-of-Support (EOS)
Version 6.3 is past End of Support (EOS). See the V6.3 Client:
- EOS page: TSM 6.3 and FCM 3.1 End of Support 30 April 2017
- Requirements web page: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Client Requirements for V6.3, which is past End-of-Support (EOS)
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		API
Command line interface	Graphical user interface	Command line interface	Web browser interface	Graphical user interface	Command line Interface	Interface

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