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IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments includes the following components:

Data Protection for VMware
Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V

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Tip: Beginning with Version 7.1.3, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments is now IBM Spectrum Protect™ for Virtual Environments. Learn here more about the Tivoli Storage Manager branding transition to IBM Spectrum Protect.

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Education and Training
Latest Technotes and FAQs
Notifications and Support
Video learning and Webcasts
Letters

Key information

Requirements	IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments - All Requirements Doc Note: Requirement pages are published at announce date, all other pages are published at GA date.
Downloads	IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments - All Downloads Doc
Flashes, and bulletins	Flashes, Alerts, and Bulletins for IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments For latest flashes, and security bulletins, search in My Notifications for this product by using D600 (Flashes) and DD200 (Security bulletins)
Update History	Update History: Data Protection for VMware 8.1 Update History: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper- 8.1 Update History: Data Protection for VMware 7.1 Update History: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V 7.1
Known Issues and Limitations	Known Issues and Limitations: Data Protection for VMware 8.1 Known Issues and Limitations: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V 8.1 Known Issues and Limitations: Data Protection for VMware 7.1 Known Issues and Limitations: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V 7.1
Compatibility Information	Compatibility Information: Data Protection for VMware Version 8.1 Compatibility Information: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Version 8.1 Compatibility Information: Data Protection for VMware Version 7.1 Compatibility Information: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Version 7.1 IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware data mover compatibility guide with VMware's Virtual Disk Development Kit Compatibility and Upgrade Considerations for Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments IBM Spectrum Protect Server-Client Compatibility and Upgrade Considerations

Education and Training

IBM Documentation	All versions
	Updates: Data Protection for VMware Updates: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Release notes: Data Protection for VMware Version 8.1 Release notes: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V 8.1
IBM Documentation	PDF files collection
IBM Documentation	In the IBM Documentation, select the wanted version in the left sidebar. Note: The Data Protection for VMware 8.1.15 include an updated version of the product documentation. For the most recent product information, go to the Data Protection for VMware 8.1.15 documentation. The Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V 8.1.15 does not include an updated version of the product documentation. For the most recent product information, go to the Data Protection for Hyper-V 8.1.11 documentation.
Product readme files	IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments readme files
Product Documentation updates	Documentation Updates Data Protection for VMware Version 8.1 Documentation Updates Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Version 8.1 Documentation Updates Data Protection for VMware Version 7.1 Documentation Updates Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Version 7.1
IBM Redbooks	Protecting the VMware Environment with IBM Spectrum Protect Note: See also in Notifications and Support table under "Register for other communications"

Latest Technotes and FAQs

Troubleshooting technotes	For latest troubleshooting technotes, search in Notifications for this product by using DB500 (Troubleshooting)
Technotes	For latest technotes, search in Notifications for this product by using DA900 (Technotes)

Notifications and Support

My Notifications	Subscribe to get Notifications for this product, through My Notifications. The subscribed products are listed in the My Notifications web page, under the Product notifications menu. Select the View link associated with the applicable product. In the Notifications for this product website, search for: Flashes by using D600 Security bulletins by using DD200 News by using DB600 Downloads and drivers by using D400 Troubleshooting by using DB500 Product information and publications by using DA400 Webcasts by using DB700 Technotes by using DA900
Register for My Notifications:	You can subscribe to My Notification from here. Before you subscribe, you need to register an IBMid first. Steps to subscribe My Notification: Log in with your IBMid and password. Click "Support notifications" under Common support links Click "Browse for a product" to select product/s you'd like to receive notifications. Click "Subscribe" to select the type of documents you'd like to receive notifications. Click "Delivery preferences" to set how you'd like to receive the notifications.
Register for other communications:	Subscribe to Redbooks to receive email notifications of newly published Redbooks. Subscribe to IBM Developer newsletters to receive the latest product and technology news. Subscribe to individual APARs by using the subscription button on the document.
Support Portal	Getting support for IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments

Video learning and Webcasts

Useful videos	IBM Spectrum Protect for VE HyperV 8.1.11 –Linux pre-check utility – Demo(0:07:30) IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 8.1.8: multi server support - Demo(0:14:23) Spectrum Protect Snapshot for VMware - Parallel offload introduction(0:04:17) Spectrum Protect Snapshot for VMware - Configuration of Multiple Data Movers(0:07:17) Spectrum Protect Snapshot for VMware - Configuring Multiple ESX Hosts(0:03:02) Spectrum Protect Snapshot for VMware - Scheduling Parallel Offloads(0:08:46) IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments for VMware 8.1 - demo(0:31:19)
Websites with videos:	What's new: Video library for IBM Spectrum Protect products IBM Spectrum Protect Plus video collection IBM Spectrum Protect channel by Tricia Jiang IBM Spectrum Protect channel by Sean Sperry The SOS Files
Webcasts:	Webinar Q&A: IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environment - Overview - 12 July 2018 Note: For latest webcasts, search in My Notifications for this product by using DB700 (Webcasts)

Letters

General information about letters for IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments	The announcement letters include the following information: Detailed product description, including a description of new functions Product-positioning statement Packaging and ordering details International compatibility information Note: For the latest letters for IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments, see in the product announcement website. The product identifier (PID) for IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments is 5725-X00.
Announcement Letters	IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.13 Announcement IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.11 Announcement IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.10 Announcement IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.9 Announcement IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.7 Announcement IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.6 Announcement IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.4 Announcement IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.2 Announcement IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.0 Announcement IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1.6 Announcement IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1.3 Announcement IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 7.1.1 Announcement IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 7.1 Announcement IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.4.1 Announcement IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.4 Announcement IBM Tivoli Storage Manager 6.3 Announcement IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments V6.2 Announcement Note: No announcement was made for 8.1.8, 8.1.12, 8.1.14 and 8.1.15 levels.
Withdrawal Letters	IBM Spectrum Protect/Tivoli Storage Manager 7.1 products End of Support 31 December 2021 Tivoli Storage Manager 6.4 products End of Support 30 September 2017 Tivoli Storage Manager 6.3 products End of Support 30 April 2017 Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments 6.2 End of Support 30 April 2016 Tivoli Storage Manager 6.2 products End of Support 30 April 2015 Tivoli Storage Manager 5.5 and 6.1 products End of Support 30 April 2014
Other	Tivoli Storage Manager Family Products with Support Extension contracts available Software Support Lifecycle

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