New for IBM Spectrum Protect HSM for Windows
Learn about new features and updates for IBM Spectrum Protect™ HSM for Windows Version 8.1.7.
The following features are new in V8.1.7:
- Recall enhancements
- In V8.1.7 the recall operation is now much faster and will not time out. By using Server Message
Block (SMB), which allows systems within the same network to share files, migrated files start
copying immediately, and you do not need to wait until the recall operation is complete. If the
application that opens the file uses this feature, it can read or display the content of the file
while the remaining parts of the file are being recalled.
For more information, see Recall modes.
The following features are new in V8.1.4:
- Threshold Migration processing now includes a BinFileLimitPercent option
- The dsmhsmclc.exe command, used to configure threshold migration from the
Command Prompt window, now includes a BINFILELIMITPERCENT
option. This option is used to configure the maximum size of a candidates list file as a percentage
of the disk
size.
For more information, see Managing threshold migration with dsmhsmclc.exe.
- Filter driver performance enhancements
- In V8.1.4 a transparent recall of a migrated file is now much faster. Under normal conditions,
the recall duration is 50 % or less compared to versions before version 8.1.4.
For more information, see Recall modes.
The following features are new in V8.1.2:
- Result filters now supported in the Command Line Interface
- In V8.1.0 the graphical user interface (GUI) was enhanced to include a Result
filters tab, enabling you to further refine your search results when you retrieve
migrated files. The filters included Migration action and
Migration time. In V8.1.2 these result filters are now also supported on the
Command Line
Interface.
For instructions about retrieving migrated files, see Retrieving migrated files.
- Filter driver performance enhancements
- In addition, V8.1.2 also includes recall performance enhancements to handle more parallel requests, while also using less system resources.
- Password Prompt option no longer supported
- The IBM
Spectrum Protect
HSM for Windows
Client Configuration Wizard no longer supports the Password
Prompt
option.
For more information, see Configuring the connection between the HSM for Windows client and the IBM Spectrum Protect server.
The following feature is new in V8.1:
- Refine the search results when you retrieve migrated files
- The V8.1 graphical user interface (GUI) is enhanced to include a Result
filters tab, enabling you to further refine your search results when you retrieve
migrated files. The filters include Migration action and Migration
time:
- Migration action is the action that is specified to the file found on the backend server. The migration action of files that are migrated with HSM versions earlier than V7.1.4 is unknown.
- Migration time is the time when the backend file was last migrated. The migration time of files that are migrated with HSM versions earlier than V7.1.6 is unknown.
For instructions about retrieving migrated files, see Retrieving migrated files.