- V8.1.9
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- Maintenance updates
- Minor documentation changes are provided for this release.
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- V8.1.8
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- Use parallel processing to help enhance the performance of backup operations
- Use the vmmaxbackupsessions option along with the
vmmaxparallel option to back up multiple VMs simultaneously. For more information,
see:
- Installation modification
- For ease of maintenance, you can install Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V only in the default
location (C:\Program Files\IBM\SpectrumProtect). For more information, see:
- Maintenance updates
- Updates for APARs and other minor changes are provided.
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- V8.1.7
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- Verify the integrity of a virtual machine backup without restoring its data
- You can run an instant access operation to help verify the integrity of a virtual machine (VM)
backup without restoring the VM data or disks to the Hyper-V host. The instant access operation
creates a temporary VM that you can verify.
After you complete the verification, you can remove
the temporary VM.
You can use the data mover command-line interface, the Data Protection for Microsoft
Hyper-V Management Console, or Windows PowerShell cmdlets to run instant access operations.
For more
information, see the following topics:
- Use parallel processing to help enhance the performance of restore
operations
- Use the vmmaxrestoresessions, vmmaxrestoreparallelvms, and
vmmaxrestoreparalleldisks options to optimize restore operations for VMs. For more
information, see the following topics:
- Preview restore operations
- You can use the -preview parameter with the restore vm
command to preview the results of a restore operation without restoring VMs. For more information,
see the following topics:
- Include or exclude VM disks during restore operations
- Use the following parameters with the restore vm command to include one or
more VM disks (VHDXs) when you restore a VM:
- Include: vmname:vhdx=disk_location
- Exclude: vmname:-vhdx=disk_location
For more information, see Restore VM.
- View more details for active tasks in the Data Protection for Microsoft
Hyper-V Management Console
- To help you better understand the context of data protection operations, detailed information
about active tasks is shown in the Data Protection for Microsoft
Hyper-V Management Console.
For more information, see the
following topics:
- Access diagnostic information from the Data Protection for Microsoft
Hyper-V Management Console
- To help resolve issues with Hyper-V operations, you can access detailed error information from
the Data Protection for Microsoft
Hyper-V Management Console for diagnostics
purposes.
For more information, see the following topics:
- Take advantage of the new licensing model for unused data movers
- After you install Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V, the IBM® License Metric Tool counts the data mover only if it is
connected to an IBM
Spectrum Protect server and is used for
data operations. Subsequently, that data mover is always included in license calculations. Data
movers that are not connected to a server and are not used for data operations are excluded from
license calculations.
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- V8.1.6
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- Protect in-guest applications
- Use Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V to protect Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft SQL Server that run inside Hyper-V VM guests in a Microsoft Hyper-V environment.
You can make
application-consistent backups of the VMs that host Microsoft Exchange Server or Microsoft SQL Server
data. You can then restore selected application backups from the VMs.
For more information,
see:
- Verify the configuration of Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V
by using the Data Protection for Microsoft
Hyper-V Management Console or a
PowerShell cmdlet
- To help you resolve configuration issues, you can use the Data Protection for Microsoft
Hyper-V Management Console or the
Test-DpHvConfiguration PowerShell cmdlet to verify a Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V configuration.
For more information,
see:
- Configure an environment in which multiple tenants host virtual machines on the same server
- When you use the configuration wizard to configure Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V, a default naming convention is used for
the nodes that are created automatically.
However, if you want to support a storage environment in
which multiple tenants host their virtual machines (VMs) on the same server, you must add a prefix,
a suffix, or both to the default node names.
For instructions, see Customizing node names.
- Back up VM disks that are up to 8 TB in size
- You can now back up VM disks (VHDX) that are up to 8 TB in size. Use the
vmmaxvirtualdisks option to specify the maximum size of VHDX disks to include in
backup operations. Use the vmskipmaxvirtualdisks option to specify whether to skip
backing up VMs that exceed the maximum VHDX size or to fail the backup operation.
For more
information, see:
- Exclude VM disks from or include VM disks in backup operations on Windows Server 2012
- For Hyper-V hosts on Windows Server 2012 operating
systems, you can now select VM disks (VHDX) for backup operations.
To select VM disks for ad hoc
backup operations, see Running an ad hoc backup of a virtual machine.
To select VM disks by changing settings in the options file ( dsm.opt)
or at the command-line interface, see the following topics:
- This feature was previously available only on Windows
Server 2016.
- Take advantage of upgrade flexibility in a cluster environment
- In environments with multiple clusters and hosts, you can upgrade Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V on a staggered schedule. When you install
a newer product version on one cluster or host, earlier versions of the Data Protection for Microsoft
Hyper-V Management Console and PowerShell cmdlets can connect
to the newer version. This feature gives you more time to upgrade your environment.
For more
information, see Compatibility with different versions.
- Accept certificates for improved security
- To help ensure that your environment is secure, you are prompted to accept security certificates
when you connect to new Hyper-V hosts.
For more information, see:
- Additional installation options are available
- In a typical installation, all components of Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V are included. However, you can use
advanced installation options to install only the Data Protection for Microsoft
Hyper-V Management Console or only the data mover.
The separate installation of the recovery agent is no longer available. The recovery agent
is included in the data mover installation.
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- V8.1.4
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- Take advantage of the streamlined installation procedure
- The installation of Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V is
integrated into a single, simplified installation process with the suite installer.
For more
information, see Installing and upgrading Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V.
If you want to
install the IBM Spectrum Protect recovery agent
separately, see Installing the IBM Spectrum Protect recovery agent.
- Simplify product configuration and daily operations by using the new management console
- Use the new Data Protection for Microsoft
Hyper-V Management Console to help you
simplify configuration and daily operations of Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V.
You can use the Data Protection for Microsoft
Hyper-V Management Console to complete the following tasks:
For a description of the main areas of the Data Protection for Microsoft
Hyper-V Management Console, see Navigating the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console.
With the availability of the Data Protection for Microsoft
Hyper-V Management Console, you no longer have to use the
IBM
Spectrum Protect backup-archive client GUI to run
Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V operations.
- Restore files from a web-based interface
- After the configuration of the IBM
Spectrum Protect file
restore interface is completed, file owners can search for, locate, and restore files from virtual
machine (VM) backups by using a specific URL that is provided by the administrator. Help desk
personnel can also use this URL to restore files on behalf of file owners.
For more information, see:
- Protect Hyper-V VM data by using Windows PowerShell
cmdlets
- Windows PowerShell cmdlets are available to run
Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V operations. For more
information, see Protecting virtual machines by using Windows PowerShell cmdlets.
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- V8.1.2
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- Enhanced support for Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V running
on Windows Server 2016
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- Back up virtual machines by using resilient change tracking (RCT)
- To improve the scalability and performance of virtual machine (VM) backups, resilient change
tracking (RCT) is used for all VM backup operations of Hyper-V hosts that run on the Microsoft Windows Server 2016 operating system.
For
more information, see Virtual machine backups with resilient change tracking (RCT).
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- Exercise more control over backup operations on VMs with physical disks
- You can control whether full Hyper-V RCT VM backups are processed if the VM has one or more
physical disks (pass-through disks) provisioned.
For more information, see the following options:
- Specify the number of snapshot attempts and the level of data consistency for backup
operations
- To determine the total number of snapshot attempts to try for a virtual machine that fails
during backup processing due to snapshot failure, use the
INCLUDE.VMSNAPSHOTATTEMPTS option. You can choose to attempt application-consistent
or crash-consistent snapshots.
For more information, see INCLUDE.VMSNAPSHOTATTEMPTS.
- Exclude VM disks from or include VM disks in backup operations
- You can use the exclude.vmdisk option to exclude a VM disk (VHDX) from VM
backup operations or use the include.vmdisk option to include a VM disk in VM
backup operations.
For more information, see the following topics:
- Enhanced support for Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V running
on Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2
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- Scalability and reliability of VM backups are improved
- VMs are logically grouped into a single snapshot to reduce or eliminate snapshot conflicts at
the Hyper-V host level. Improved snapshot retry processing simplifies scheduling and improves
reliability across cluster nodes.
- To control the number of VMs to include in a snapshot, use the vmmaxpersnapshot
option. For more information, see Vmmaxpersnapshot.
- To control how many snapshot retries are attempted, use the vmmaxsnapshotretry
option. For more information, see Vmmaxsnapshotretry.
Use these grouping and retry improvements along with the vmmaxparallel
option to help improve performance.
For information, see: Tuning scheduled VM backups for Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 clusters
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- V8.1.0
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- IBM Tivoli® Storage Manager is now IBM
Spectrum Protect
- IBM
Spectrum Protect Version 8.1 is the next generation of
Tivoli Storage Manager. This new release represents more
than a name change in the user interface and documentation. It is an evolution to a higher level of
data protection designed to meet the complex demands of today's world.
For more information, see
Meet IBM
Spectrum Protect.
- An administrative user ID is no longer created by default by the REGISTER
NODE server command
- Beginning with IBM
Spectrum Protect V8.1, the
REGISTER NODE server command does not automatically create an administrative user
ID that matches the node name. This product update is designed to optimize the process of
authenticating when you authenticate users to a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
server.
You can still manually create an administrative user ID with client owner authority over a
node by specifying the USERID parameter on the REGISTER NODE
command. For the latest information about this product update and its effect on storage
environments, see technote 7048963.
- Virtual machine operations on the backup-archive client discontinued
- Virtual machine operations are available only if you are using the client as a data mover for
the IBM
Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments products (Data Protection for VMware or Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V).
You can no longer run virtual
machine operations without installing IBM
Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments.
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