IBM Spectrum Protect for Data Retention 8.1.16 for AIX and Linux servers

Download Description

This document describes how to download IBM Spectrum Protect for Data Retention server installation images by using the Passport Advantage Online website. Information for the IBM AIX, Linux, and Windows® server and the clients is accessible via tabbed sections defined later in this document.

IBM Spectrum Protect for Data Retention provides a client and server policy-based managed storage system to help meet regulatory and archive requirements for data retention and expiration.

More information

To access the online product documentation, see IBM Documentation.

Space requirements for AIX

• 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

Space requirements for Linux

• 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 System 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

• Linux on 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

Downloading and assembling the product

1. Download the part that you need. The parts are described by operating system in the tabbed sections of this document.
2. Unpack each downloaded part into a single temporary directory on your system.
3. Follow the instructions in the IBM Spectrum Protect Installation Guide to install the product.