Detailed System Requirements
Abstract
Hardware and software requirements for IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows 7.1, which reached end of support (EOS) at 31 December 2021.
Content
Note: There are no support extensions for IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 products. Clients are encouraged to upgrade to a product release that is current in support. See in IBM Spectrum Protect Family Products with Support Extension contracts available which releases are active supported or which are the recommendations for replacement.
Note: The product known as IBM Spectrum Protect was named IBM Tivoli Storage Manager in releases earlier than 7.1.3. To learn more about the rebranding transition, see Tivoli Storage Manager branding transition to IBM Spectrum Protect.
This document is divided into linked sections. Use the following links to go to the section of the document that you require.
- Release 7.1
- Backup-archive client compatibility table
- IBM Spectrum Protect server compatibility table
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| System | 64-bit: 1.4 GHz (x64 processor) Note: 2 GHz or faster |
| Disk Space | Minimum 100 MB of available disk space |
| Memory | Minimum 1 GB Random-Access Memory (RAM) |
| Software | |
| Operating system | Supported versions of Microsoft Windows:
Supported versions of IBM Spectrum Protect Windows backup-archive client and API client:
|
| File system | New Technology file system (NTFS) and Resilient file system(ReFS) |
| More Software | |
| The IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows client supports installations on a Microsoft cluster (MSCS) environment. | |
| The IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows client provides support for Windows Storage Server 2012 and 2012 R2 Editions for functionality that is also available and supported by IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows on the Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 Editions. | |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| System | 64-bit: 1.4 GHz (x64 processor) Note: 2 GHz or faster |
| Disk Space | Minimum 100 MB of available disk space |
| Memory | Minimum 1 GB Random-Access Memory (RAM) |
| Software | |
| Operating system | After 7.1.4 is installed and in use, do not roll back to a previous release or fix pack earlier than 7.1.4. Stub files that are created with 7.1.4 or later versions are not compatible with versions earlier than 7.1.4. Versions earlier than fix pack 7.1.4 of the IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows client cannot recall files from stubs that are created with 7.1.4 or later versions. Supported versions of Microsoft Windows:
Supported versions of IBM Spectrum Protect Windows backup-archive client and API Client:
|
| File system | New Technology file system (NTFS) and Resilient file system (ReFS) |
| More Software | |
| The IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows client supports installations on a Microsoft cluster (MSCS) environment. | |
| The IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows client provides support for Windows Storage Server 2012 and 2012 R2 Editions for functionality that is also available and supported by IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows on the Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 Editions. | |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| System | 64-bit: 1.4 GHz (x64 processor) Note: 2 GHz or faster |
| Disk Space | Minimum 100 MB of available disk space |
| Memory | Minimum 1 GB Random-Access Memory (RAM) |
| Software | |
| Operating system | After 7.1.2 is installed and in use, do not roll back to a previous release or fix pack earlier than 7.1.2. Stub files that are created with 7.1.2 or later versions are not compatible with versions earlier than 7.1.2. Versions earlier than fix pack 7.1.2 of the IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows client cannot recall files from stubs that are created with 7.1.2 or later versions. Supported versions of Microsoft Windows:
Supported versions of Tivoli Storage Manager Windows backup-archive client and API Client:
|
| File system | New Technology file system (NTFS) and Resilient file system (ReFS) |
| More Software | |
| The IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows client supports installations on a Microsoft cluster (MSCS) environment. | |
| The IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows client provides support for Windows Storage Server 2012 and 2012 R2 Editions for functionality that is also available and supported by IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows on the Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 Editions. | |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| System | 64-bit: 1.4 GHz (x64 processor) Note: 2 GHz or faster |
| Disk Space | Minimum 100 MB of available disk space |
| Memory | Minimum 1 GB Random-Access Memory (RAM) |
| Software | |
| Operating system | Supported versions of Microsoft Windows:
Supported versions of Tivoli Storage Manager Windows backup-archive client and API Client:
|
| File system | New Technology file system (NTFS) and Resilient file system (ReFS) |
| More Software | |
| The IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows client supports installations on a Microsoft cluster (MSCS) environment. | |
| The IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows client provides support for Windows Storage Server 2012 and 2012 R2 Editions for functionality that is also available and supported by IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows on the Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 Editions. | |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| System | 64-bit: 1.4 GHz (x64 processor) Note: 2 GHz or faster |
| Disk Space | Minimum 100 MB of available disk space |
| Memory | Minimum 1 GB Random-Access Memory (RAM) |
| Software | |
| Operating system | After 7.1.0 is installed and in use, do not roll back to a previous release or fix pack earlier than 6.4.1. Stub files that are created with 7.1.0 and later versions are not compatible with versions earlier than 6.4.1. Versions earlier than fix pack 6.4.1 of the IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows client cannot recall files from stubs that are created with 7.1.0 or version 6.4.1 and later versions. Supported versions of Microsoft Windows:
Supported versions of Tivoli Storage Manager Windows backup-archive client and API Client:
|
| File system | New Technology file system (NTFS) and Resilient file system (ReFS) |
| More Software | |
| The IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows client supports installations on a Microsoft cluster (MSCS) environment. | |
| The IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows client provides support for Windows Storage Server 2012 and 2012 R2 Editions for functionality that is also available and supported by IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows on the Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 Editions. | |
IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client and IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows client compatibility
| IBM Spectrum Protect™ backup-archive client and API version | IBM Spectrum Protect™ HSM for Windows client versions |
|---|---|
| 7.1.8 | 7.1.8 |
| 7.1.6 | 7.1.6 |
| 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| 7.1.3 | 7.1.3 |
| 7.1.2 | 7.1.2 |
| 7.1.1 | 7.1.1, 7.1.0 |
| 7.1.0 | 7.1.0 |
IBM Spectrum Protect server and IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows client compatibility
| IBM Spectrum Protect™ server version | IBM Spectrum Protect™ HSM for Windows client version |
|---|---|
| 8.1, 7.1 | 7.1.8 |
| 7.1 and 6.3.x(1) | 7.1 |
Note 1: The Tivoli Storage Manager Server level is 6.3.x, where x>=3
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Modified date:
12 September 2023
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