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Hardware and software requirements for IBM Storage Protect AIX backup-archive client and API
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Hardware and Software Requirements
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Note: IBM Storage Protect backup-archive client support for third-party operating systems, applications, services, and hardware depend on the respective vendor. If a third-party product or version moves into extended support, self-service support, or end-of-life, IBM Storage Protect backup-archive client supports the product or version at the same level as the vendor. See also IBM Support General Guidelines and Limitations - IBM support for software on unsupported operating systems
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 brand change to IBM Storage.
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RS/6000 or System i or System p, or compatible hardware as supported by AIX. For IBM PowerHA SystemMirror: One extra network adapter for each workstation. |
Disk space | 1.5 GB disk space required to install the client Note: using the web user interface requires a minimum 4.4 GB disk space (preferred 9 GB disk space) |
Memory | No extra Random-Access Memory (RAM) required. Note: using the web user interface requires a minimum 4 GB RAM (preferred 8 GB RAM) |
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Communication protocol | One of the following:
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Operating system |
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File system |
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More Software |
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Required file sets: xlC.rte (xlC.rte.11.1.0.0 or later), see file set information for: xlC.rte Note: You can also search the IBM support portal for the files at: https://www.ibm.com/support/home/ |
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Backup-archive client 8.1.0-8.1.22: The Java GUI and web backup-archive client require Java™ JRE 7 or JRE 8
Backup-archive client 8.1.23 and later: The Java GUI and web backup-archive client requires Java Semeru 21
Note:
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IBM Spectrum Scale - Scale Out backup and restore (SOBAR) supported.
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The function mmbackup in the IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.4 or earlier does not work in combination with the IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client 8.1.10. For IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.4, see APAR IJ22017, for IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2.3 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 is 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 |
- Release 7.1 is past End of Support (EOS). See for Client 7.1:
- Release 6.4 is past End of Support (EOS). See for Client V6.4:
- Release 6.3 is past End of Support (EOS). See for Client V6.3:
- Release 6.2 is past End of Support (EOS). See for Client V6.2:
- Release 6.1 is past End of Support (EOS). See for Client V6.1:
Note:
- The LAN-free client also requires IBM Storage Protect for Storage Area Networks (5608-SAN).
- The NDMP client also requires IBM Storage Protect Extended Edition (5608-ISX).
- The image backup feature supports disks with sector sizes of 512 bytes. Image backup does not support disks with other sector sizes, such as 4,096 bytes.
Administrative | Backup-archive client | Space Management client | API | |||
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Command line interface | Graphical user interface | Command line interface | Web browser interface | Graphical user interface (Beginning with 7.1.1) |
Command line interface | Interface |
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Related Information
IBM Storage Protect Downloads - Latest Fix Packs and interim fixes
Overview - IBM Storage Protect Supported Operating Systems
IBM Support Overview - Tivoli Storage Manager Supported Operating Systems
Featured Documents: IBM Storage Protect
Requirements Documents: IBM Storage Protect for Space Management
Product Synonym
IBM Spectrum Protect;
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