Install IBM Spectrum Protect on the Linux on Power Systems (little endian) operating system
You can install IBM Spectrum Protect™ Version 8.1.2 on the Linux on Power Systems™ (little endian) operating system. Limited support for this operating system was introduced in V8.1.1, and full support is introduced in V8.1.2. After you install and configure the V8.1.2 server on Linux on Power Systems (little endian), you can back up data to disk devices, cloud object storage, and tape devices.
The installation packages include the server and license, device driver tools, the
Operations Center, and the storage agent. The following restrictions apply:
- You cannot set up a clustered environment.
- You cannot use the QUERY SAN command or the SANDISCOVERY server option to detect devices on a storage area network when the devices are connected to a host bus adapter (HBA) card that is configured by using the N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) method.
- You cannot optimize data transfer to remote servers by enabling Aspera® Fast Adaptive Protocol (FASP®) technology.
- You cannot set up automated cartridge system library software (ACSLS) libraries.