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IBM Storage Protect 8.2 API Fix Pack Readme Files

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Abstract

Readme files for the IBM Storage® Protect 8.2 application programming interface (API) are available when there is a fix pack update.

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For more information about fix pack availability, see Schedule for Fix Packs.

 

 

Readme file - IBM Storage Protect application programming interface 8.2.0 fix pack

The IBM Storage® Protect application programming interface (API) Fix Pack 8.2.0 is available. Information about system requirements, installation, and other resources for the API are provided.

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Description

The IBM Storage Protect API enables a client application to use storage management functions. The API includes function calls that you can use in an application to complete the following operations:

  • Start or end a session
  • Assign management classes to objects before they are stored on a server
  • Back up or archive objects to a server
  • Restore or retrieve objects from a server
  • Query the server for information about stored objects
  • Manage file spaces
  • Send retention events

The API is used by software developers to create new applications that work with IBM Storage Protect.

For more information about how to use the IBM Storage Protect API, see Developing solutions with the application programming interface.

The IBM Storage Protect API is available on the following operating systems:

  • Apple Macintosh
  • HP-UX
  • IBM® AIX®
  • Linux
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Oracle Solaris

For a list of the client APARs that are resolved in this fix pack, see Update History: IBM Storage Protect backup-archive client 8.2.

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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 compatibility, see the detailed system requirements document at the following web pages:

 

Installing software updates

You can download software updates from the Support website for IBM Storage Protect at Support Portal - IBM Storage Protect. Click Download fixes, drivers, and firmware and select the files to download.

For instructions on how to install the API, see Installing the API.
 

Updates and known problems

Documentation updates and known problems are documented in the form of technotes in the Support knowledge base at Support Portal - IBM Storage Protect. As problems are discovered and resolved, the IBM Support team 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 the IBM Storage Protect API, see IBM Storage Protect V8.2 application programming interface (API) known problems and limitations.

For information that was not available at the time of publication, see the documentation updates for the API at Version 8.2: Updates for IBM Storage Protect Using the application programming interface.
 

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Document Information

Modified date:
05 December 2025

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ibm17252509

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