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This document describes how to download IBM® Storage Protect Extended Edition by using the Passport Advantage® Online website.
IBM Storage Protect Extended Edition 8.1.22: Available 22 March 2024 on all platforms
Download Description
Note: The product now known as IBM Storage Protect was named IBM Spectrum Protect in levels earlier than 8.1.19. To learn more about the brand change, see IBM Spectrum Protect brand change to IBM Storage Protect.
Use IBM Storage Protect Extended Edition to protect your organization’s data from failures and other errors by storing backup and archive data in a hierarchy of online and offline storage. The core functions of IBM Storage Protect Extended Edition include backup and recovery management, and archive management. IBM Storage Protect Extended Edition offers that and extra support through disaster preparation planning and recovery, NDMP backup for network-attached storage, and small and large tape libraries.
This IBM Storage Protect Extended Edition version includes the following components:
- Backup-archive client
- Application programming interface (API)
- Server and Operations Center
Packages on Passport Advantage Online
The Passport Advantage Online website offers complete images of IBM Storage Protect Extended Edition components for download. The packages available through Passport Advantage are the base level packages.
The Passport Advantage Online website is a secure website that requires an account ID and password. It has all of the component and platform packages associated with IBM Storage Protect Extended Edition components available for download. The HTTPS link in the download list directs to the Passport Advantage Online website.
To download and assemble the installation parts for IBM Storage Protect Extended Edition, complete the following steps:
- Go to the Passport Advantage Online website, click Customer sign in, and sign in by using your IBMid and password.
- In the Software and services online page, click Software download & media access.
- Use one of the search options under Browse your entitled software to find the link for the IBM Storage Protect products.
The fulfilled program number for IBM Storage Protect Extended Edition is 5725-W99. - On the product download page, ensure that the Required checkbox is selected, and then click Download.
The following table contains the descriptions and part numbers of the parts for IBM Storage Protect. - When the download is finished, unpack each downloaded part into a single temporary directory on your system.
- To install the product, follow the instructions in the IBM Storage Protect product documentation.
- Follow the package links to view the readme files, independent of the package. See also:
IBM Storage Protect 8.1 API Fix Pack readme files
IBM Storage Protect 8.1 Backup-Archive Client Fix Pack readme files
IBM Storage Protect Version 8.1 fix pack readme files for server components
Note:
- Downloading any files indicates acceptance of the terms and conditions detailed in the IBM Program license agreement.
- Maintenance fix pack packages and readme files for IBM Storage Protect, include both English and non-English-language where supported.
The following IBM Storage Protect server images are available for download in Passport Advantage Online website.
| Image Name | Passport Advantage Part number | Platform Supported |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Storage Protect 8.1.22 AIX Server and Storage Agent Multilingual | M0H5YML | AIX |
| IBM Storage Protect 8.1.22 Linux x86_64 Server and Storage Agent Multilingual | M0H5ZML | Linux x86_64 |
| IBM Storage Protect 8.1.22 Linux on System Z Server and Storage Agent Multilingual | M0H60ML | Linux on System Z |
| IBM Storage Protect 8.1.22 Windows (64-bit) Server and Storage Agent Multilingual | M0H5CML | Windows x64 |
| IBM Storage Protect 8.1.22 Linux on POWER Little Endian Server and Storage Agent Multilingual | M0H5DML | Linux on POWER (Little Endian) |
| IBM Storage Protect 8.1.22 Linux x86_64 Server and Storage Agent Enablement Key Multilingual | M0H5XML | Linux x86_64 |
The following optional IBM Storage Protect Operations Center images are available for download in Passport Advantage Online website.
| Image Name | Passport Advantage Part number | Platform Supported |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Storage Protect 8.1.22 AIX Operations Center Multilingual | M0H5FML | AIX |
| IBM Storage Protect 8.1.22 Linux x86_64 Operations Center Multilingual | M0H5GML | Linux x86_64 |
| IBM Storage Protect 8.1.22 Linux on System Z Operations Center Multilingual | M0H5HML | Linux on System Z |
| IBM Storage Protect 8.1.22 Windows (64-bit) Operations Center Multilingual | M0H5JML | Windows x64 |
| IBM Storage Protect 8.1.22 Linux on Power Little Endian Operations Center Multilingual | M0H5KML | Linux on POWER (Little Endian) |
The following IBM Storage Protect backup-archive client images are available for download in Passport Advantage Online website.
| Image Name | Passport Advantage Part number | Platform Supported |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Storage Protect Client 8.1.22 (AIX) Multilingual | M0H5LML | AIX |
| IBM Storage Protect API 8.1.22 (HP-UX) Multilingual | M0H5MML | HP-UX |
| IBM Storage Protect Client 8.1.22 (Linux x86_64) Multilingual | M0H5NML | Linux x86_64 |
| IBM Storage Protect Client API 8.1.22 (Linux on POWER - Big Endian) Multilingual | M0H5PML | Linux on POWER |
| IBM Storage Protect Client 8.1.22 (Linux on POWER - Little Endian) Multilingual | M0H5QML | Linux on POWER (Little Endian) |
| IBM Storage Protect Client 8.1.22 (Linux on System Z) Multilingual | M0H5RML | Linux on System Z |
| IBM Storage Protect Client 8.1.22 (Mac) Multilingual | M0H5SML | Mac |
| IBM Storage Protect API 8.1.22 (Solaris SPARC) Multilingual | M0H5TML | Solaris SPARC |
| IBM Storage Protect Client 8.1.22 (Solaris x86_64) Multilingual | M0H5VML | Solaris x86_64 |
| IBM Storage Protect Client 8.1.22 (Windows) Multilingual | M0H5WML | Windows x64 |
Prerequisites
For featured technical support documents, see Featured Documents for IBM Storage Protect.
For hardware and software requirements, see Overview - IBM Storage Protect Supported Operating Systems.
| Supported platforms | Disk space |
|---|---|
| AIX 64-bit | 2.5 GB of disk space to store the downloadable part 7.5 GB of disk space to unpack the part 7.5 GB for the installation directory, 4 GB for the /tmp directory, 2.5 GB for the /var directory, and 128 MB in the home directory for the root user |
| Linux x86_64 | 4.6 GB of disk space to download and unpack the part 4.3 GB for the installation directory, 4 GB for the /tmp directory, 2.5 GB for the /var directory, and 128 MB in the home directory for the root user |
| Linux on IBM Power Systems - little endian | 4.6 GB of disk space to download and unpack the part 4.3 GB for the installation directory, 4 GB for the /tmp directory, 2.5 GB for the /var directory, and 128 MB in the home directory for the root user |
| Linux on IBM Z | 4.6 GB of disk space to download and unpack the part 4.3 GB for the installation directory, 4 GB for the /tmp directory, 2.5 GB for the /var directory, and 128 MB in the home directory for the root user |
| Windows | 2328 MB of disk space to store the full set of downloadable parts 7500 MB of disk space to unpack the parts 7500 MB of disk space for the installed product |
| Supported platforms | Disk space |
|---|---|
| AIX 64-bit | 1100 MB of disk space to store the downloadable part. 1250 MB of disk space to unpack the parts. 1350 MB of disk space for the installed product. |
| HP-UX (API-only) | 180 MB of disk space to store the full set of downloadable parts. 240 MB of disk space to unpack the parts. 400 MB of disk space for the installed product. |
| Linux x86_64 | 750 MB of disk space to store the full set of downloadable parts. 750 MB of disk space to unpack the parts. 1750 MB of disk space for the installed product. |
| Linux x86_64 Ubuntu | 200 MB of disk space to store the full set of downloadable parts. 200 MB of disk space to unpack the parts. 400 MB of disk space for the installed product. |
| Linux on IBM Power Systems - big endian (API-only) | 85 MB of disk space to store the full set of downloadable parts. 85 MB of disk space to unpack the parts. 190 MB of disk space for the installed product. |
| Linux on IBM Power Systems - little endian | 550 MB of disk space to store the full set of downloadable parts. 550 MB of disk space to unpack the parts. 1000 MB of disk space for the installed product. |
| Linux on IBM Power Systems - little endian Ubuntu | 225 MB of disk space to store the full set of downloadable parts. 225 MB of disk space to unpack the parts. 500 MB of disk space for the installed product. |
| Linux on IBM Z | 600 MB of disk space to store the full set of downloadable parts. 600 MB of disk space to unpack the parts. 1000 MB of disk space for the installed product. |
| Macintosh | 200 MB of disk space to store the downloadable part. 400 MB of disk space for the installed product. |
| Solaris SPARC (API-only) | 140 MB of disk space to store the full set of downloadable parts. 260 MB of disk space to unpack the parts. 350 MB of disk space for the installed product. |
| Solaris x86_64 | 440 MB of disk space to store the full set of downloadable parts. 440 MB of disk space to unpack the parts. 650 MB of disk space for the installed product. |
| Windows Note: These numbers are for the base client only and assume that all client components are installed. |
700 MB of disk space to store the downloadable part. 1250 MB of disk space to unpack the parts. 1250 MB of disk space for the installed product. 1250 MB of space in the tmp directory to run the installation program. |
Installation Instructions
To access technical information and various technical resources for this product, see IBM Storage Protect documentation.
For the most recent product information, see IBM Storage Protect 8.1.22 documentation.
Detailed installation instructions are available in the:
- Installation and User's Guide for server. For more information, see Installing and upgrading the server.
- Installation and User's Guide for backup-archive client. For more information, see Installing the IBM Storage Protect backup-archive clients (UNIX, Linux, and Windows).
Download Package
The HTTPS link in the Download Options column directs you to the IBM Storage Protect Extended Edition for this level.
To find the download documents for all supported versions and all available download options, see IBM Storage Protect Downloads - Latest Fix Packs and interim fixes.
Technical Support
See the Passport Advantage Online support at: eCustomer Care contact information.
For additional information, go to the website: Support Portal - IBM Storage Protect.
Product Synonym
IBM Storage Protect Extended Edition
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22 March 2024
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