IBM Storage Protect for Space Management 8.2 Fix Pack Readme files

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• Readme file for IBM Storage Protect for Space Management 8.2.0 fix pack

Readme file - IBM Storage Protect for Space Management 8.2.0

IBM Storage Protect for Space Management Fix Pack 8.2.0 is available. Information about system requirements, installation, and other resources for the backup-archive client are provided.

Contents

• Description
• Compatibility with earlier versions
• System requirements
• Installing software updates
• Updates and known problems
• Copyright and trademark information

Description

IBM Storage Protect for Space Management, also known as the Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) client, migrates files from your local file system to storage and recalls them either automatically or selectively. Migrating files to a distributed storage device frees space for new data on your local file system, and takes advantage of lower-cost storage resources that are available in your network environment.

For a list of the APARs that are resolved in this fix pack, see IBM Storage Protect for Space Management (HSM) APARs fixed in 8.2.x.

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Compatibility with earlier versions

For compatibility with earlier versions, see IBM Storage Protect Server-Client Compatibility and Upgrade Considerations.
 

System requirements

For more information about hardware and software requirements, see the following web pages:

• IBM® AIX® HSM client requirements
• Linux x86 HSM client requirements
• Linux on IBM Power Systems Little Endian HSM client requirements
   

Installing software updates

Software updates can be downloaded from the IBM Storage Protect Support Portal, at Support Portal - IBM Storage Protect for Space Management. Click the Download fix (fixes & PTFs) link and select the files to download.

For detailed installation instructions, see Installing the Space Management client.
 

Updates and known problems

Updates and known problems are documented in the form of technotes in the Support knowledge base at Support Portal - IBM Storage Protect for Space Management. As problems are discovered and resolved, IBM software support updates the knowledge base. By searching the knowledge base, you can quickly find workarounds or solutions to problems.

For a list of known problems that affect IBM Storage Protect for Space Management, see IBM Storage Protect for Space Management (HSM) V8.2 known problems. At the time of publication, there are no known installation problems.

Copyright and trademark information

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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.