IBM Spectrum brand change to IBM Storage

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Starting with the following versions the IBM Spectrum products are known by the names:

• Version 8.1.19, IBM Spectrum Protect is known as IBM Storage Protect.
• Version 10.1.15, IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is known as IBM Storage Protect Plus.
• Version 2.2.20, IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management is known as IBM Storage Copy Data Management.
• Version 1.1.4, IBM Spectrum Sentinel is known as IBM Storage Sentinel.
   

Some applications such as the software fulfillment systems use the new product name. However, the software and its product documentation continue to use the IBM Spectrum product name until the brand change is complete.

This document provides the following information:

• A cross-reference between the IBM Spectrum product name and the IBM Storage product name.
• Information about the product name branding that you see in various contexts during the change.
• Information about the plan to complete the brand change for these products.

This document is divided into linked sections for ease of navigation. Use the following links to go to the section of the document that you require.

• Product name cross-reference
• Product name usage examples
  • Product roadmaps
    • IBM Announcement letters
    • Software fulfillment over IBM Passport Advantage Online and Media packs
    • Technotes, readme files, and Release Notes
    • User's guides and other product publications
    • User interfaces, command output, and other code-related messages
• Brand Change

Product name cross-reference

Following products are not rebranded:

• IBM Spectrum Protect for Workstations
• IBM Spectrum Protect for Workstations - Starter Edition
• IBM Spectrum Protect High-Speed Data Transfer

Product name usage examples

Product roadmaps

Newly created product roadmaps use the IBM Storage Protect product name.

IBM Announcement letters

Starting with product announcements for:

• Version 8.1.19, IBM Spectrum Protect is known as IBM Storage Protect.
• Version 10.1.15, IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is known as IBM Storage Protect Plus.
• Version 2.2.20, IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management is known as IBM Storage Copy Data Management.
• Version 1.1.4, IBM Spectrum Sentinel is known as IBM Storage Sentinel.

IBM product announcement letters associated with new deliveries use the IBM Storage Protect product name.

Software fulfillment over IBM Passport Advantage Online and Media packs

For the product releases: 

• IBM Storage Protect 8.1.19 and newer
• IBM Storage Protect Plus 10.1.15 and newer
• IBM Storage Copy Data Management 2.2.20
• IBM Storage Sentinel 1.1.4

All product images associated with installable product code are labeled with the IBM Storage Protect product name.
 

For the product releases: 

• IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.0-8.1.18
• IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 - 10.1.14
• IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management 2.2.0-2.2.19
• IBM Spectrum Sentinel 1.1.0-1.1.3

All product images are labeled with the IBM Spectrum product name.

Technotes, readme files, and Release Notes

For the product releases: 

• IBM Storage Protect 8.1.19 and newer
• IBM Storage Protect Plus 10.1.15 and newer
• IBM Storage Copy Data Management 2.2.20
• IBM Storage Sentinel 1.1.4

For the product releases: 

• IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.0 - 8.1.18
• IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 - 10.1.14
• IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management 2.2.0 - 2.2.19
• IBM Spectrum Sentinel 1.1.0 - 1.1.3
   

The technotes, readme files, and Release Notes use a mixture of product name branding references:

• Documents applicable to the entire product release cycle reflect the new product names only as the document is updated.
• Documents associated with a specific installed code level continue to use the respective IBM Spectrum Storage product name.

User's guides and other product publications

• IBM Spectrum Protect version 8.1
• IBM Spectrum Protect Plus version 10.1
• IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management version 2.2
• IBM Spectrum Sentinel version 1.1

User interfaces, command output, and other code-related messages

• IBM Spectrum Protect
• IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 
• IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management
• IBM Spectrum Sentinel 

Brand Change

The brand change for the user interfaces, command output, messages, User's Guides, and other publications in to the new IBM Storage Protect will be done in a new, future major release.