Preventive Service Planning
Abstract
This document details the Hardware & Software requirements for the IBM Storage Protect VSS Requestor 8.1.21 component.
Content
The IBM Storage Protect Snapshot VSS Requestor component supports:
- VSS operations in Microsoft Exchange environments
- VSS operations in Microsoft SQL Server environments
- VSS operations for the File System and Custom Application feature contained in the MMC Snap-in and Base System Services component.
This document is divided into linked sections. Use the following links to go to the section of the document that you require.
- Software requirements
- Hardware requirements
- IBM Storage Protect Snapshot
- Known Issues and Limitations
Note:
- IBM Storage Protect Snapshot support for third-party operating systems, applications, services, and hardware depend on the respective vendor. If a third-party product or version moves into extended support, self-service support, or end-of-life, IBM Storage Protect Snapshot supports the product or version at the same level as the vendor. See also IBM Support General Guidelines and Limitations - IBM support for software on unsupported operating systems
- 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 brand change to IBM Storage.
Following information describes the minimum software and operating system requirements when you use the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot VSS Requestor component.
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Operating systems (64-bit) | Release 8.1 Latest fix pack 8.1.21 |
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Windows Server 2012* Essentials, Standard, or Datacenter editions |
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Windows Storage Server 2012 Workgroup or Standard editions |
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Windows Server 2012 R2* Essentials, Standard, or Datacenter editions |
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Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Workgroup or Standard editions |
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Windows Server 2016* Essentials, Standard, or Datacenter editions |
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Windows Server 2019* Essentials, Standard, or Datacenter editions |
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Windows Server 2022* Essentials, Standard, or Datacenter editions |
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Indicates supported operating system. Later maintenance and modification levels to the operating system version are also supported.
* Both Server (Core) and Server with Desktop experience are supported.
Note: Windows Storage Server 2012 and 2012 R2 are only supported for functions that are also available and supported by the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot VSS Requestor component on Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 Editions.
- Microsoft prerequisites
The following prerequisites from Microsoft are required and must be installed before using the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot VSS Requestor 8.1.21 component:- Windows PowerShell 3 or Windows PowerShell 4
- Windows Management Framework 3 or Windows Management Framework 4
Note: Installation of these prerequisites might require a system restart. To avoid a system restart, ensure that these prerequisites are installed before starting the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot VSS Requestor installation process.
Note: These prerequisites are not automatically installed when you create your own silent installation package to install by using msiexec. In that scenario, you must manually ensure that the prerequisites are installed.
- 64-bit VSS Requestor 8.1.21 requires:
Note: Review the information documented in the preceding section: Microsoft prerequisites- 32-bit Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable Package
Available in the following subdirectory of the installation image (DVD or downloaded image):
fcm\x64\mmc\8121\enu\ISSetupPrerequisites\{29AE0051-88F8-4ED7-A6F9-7EA37A6B11A4}\vcredist_x86 - 64-bit Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable Package
Available in the following subdirectory of the installation image (DVD or downloaded image):
fcm\x64\mmc\8121\nu\ISSetupPrerequisites\{915387C3-E260-4985-861D-E7A891A4F74B}\vcredist_x64.exe
- 32-bit Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable Package
The VSS provider is the snapshot component used to create and manage the volume shadow copies. This component might use snapshot capable storage subsystems that implement a VSS Hardware Provider that strictly adheres to the Microsoft VSS provider interface.
IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for Microsoft Exchange Server, IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for Microsoft SQL Server, and the File System and Custom Applications support feature will support any VSS Provider (including the Windows Systems Provider) that strictly adheres to the Microsoft VSS Provider interface.
More external storage devices supported by IBM Storage Protect Snapshot on Windows are documented in the section External storage devices supported by VSS operations.
Refer to the documentation that was shipped with your VSS Provider in order to understand the software and hardware requirements of your specific VSS Provider.
Note: If you do not install a separate VSS Provider, the Windows System Provider will be used by default.
- Base VSS Provider requirements
Ensure that any Microsoft hot fixes required by the VSS hardware provider used in your environment are installed. These might include, but are not limited to, hotfixes related to:- Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
- Multipath I/O (MPIO)
- Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)
- Virtual Disk Service (VDS)
- Hotfix KB 3137726 is required when you perform VSS instant Restore operations with ResyncLun API in a Windows Server 2012 environment
- Hotfix KB 3095663 and 3137728 are required when you perform VSS instant Restore operations with ResyncLun API in a Windows Server 2012 R2 environment.
Note: Before you install 3137728, install the April 2016 cumulative fix, see: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms16-apr.aspx - KB4088889 (CU update 2018-03) or later is required when you perform VSS instant Restore operations in a Windows Server 2016 environment
- More VSS Provider requirements
When you use any of the following capabilities a VSS provider that support transportable shadow copies must be used:- VSS Off-loaded backups
- Import VSS snapshots only when needed
- SQL Clone Function
- Mounting VSS snapshots to remote servers
- More VSS Provider requirements for Instant Restore operations
To enable Instant restore for non-IBM devices, the following is required:- Storage hardware and VSS Provider that support the ResyncLUNs API
- Microsoft hotfix KB3095663. For more information about this hotfix, see:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3137726
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3137728
Note: Before you install 3137728, install the April 2016 cumulative fix, see https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms16-apr.aspx
- More VSS Provider requirements for Non-Persistent MountRW operations
To enable Instant Non-Persistent MountRW operations for IBM devices, the following is required:- IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC) family storage devices.
- IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services version 4.12 or higher.
- IBM XIV and IBM FlashSystem family storage devices
- IBM XIV Provider for Microsoft Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service 2.9 or higher
External storage devices supported by VSS operations
Note: For a table that depicts storage architecture support for the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot product as it relates to platform and restore functionality, see: Storage Architecture Support for IBM Spectrum Protect™ Snapshot and Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager
- Any storage device that implements the VSS provider interface as defined in the VSS Provider Requirements section of this document.
Note: These devices are not supported for Instant Restore operations unless also listed in the following list of devices that are tested with IBM Storage Protect Snapshot 8.1.21 on Windows. - One of the IBM System Storage DS3000/DS4000/DS5000 family of devices, as supported by the LSI Microsoft VDS/VSS Provider 10.60.G0.04 and later maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
The following devices implement the VSS provider interface as defined in the VSS Provider Requirements section of this document, and are tested with the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot 8.1.21 on Windows components, with Instant Restore operations:
- IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC): 7.1.x with:
IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.5.130528, and later 4.5.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions. - IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC): 7.2.x with:
IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.7.0.1, and later 4.7.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions. - IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC): 7.3.x with:
IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.8, and later 4.8.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions. - IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC): 7.4.x with:
IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.9, and later 4.9.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions. - IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC): 7.5.x with:
IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.10, and later 4.10.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions. - IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC) 7.6.0.2 and newer with:
Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.11, and later 4.11.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions - IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC) 7.7.x as supported by IBM Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.12, and later 4.12.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions
- IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC) 7.8.x as supported by IBM Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.13, and later 4.13.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions
- IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC) 8.1.0.x as supported by IBM Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.14, and later 4.14.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC) 8.1.1.x as supported by IBM Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.14, and later 4.14.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC) 8.1.2.x as supported by IBM Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.14, and later 4.14.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC) 8.1.3.x as supported by IBM Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.14, and later 4.14.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC) 8.2.0.x as supported by IBM Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.16, and later 4.16.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC) 8.2.1.x as supported by IBM Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.16, and later 4.16.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC) 8.3.0.x as supported by IBM Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.16, and later 4.16.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® V7000 Disk System Version 7.1.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.5.130528, and later 4.5.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® V7000 Disk System Version 7.2.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.7.0.1, and later 4.7.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® V7000 Disk System Version 7.3.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.8, and later 4.8.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® V7000 Disk System Version 7.4.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.9, and later 4.9.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® V7000 Disk System Version 7.5.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.10, and later 4.10.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® V7000 Disk System Version 7.6.0.2 and newer as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.11, and later 4.11.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions
- IBM Storwize® V7000 Disk System Version 7.7.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.12, and later 4.12.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions
- IBM Storwize® V7000 Disk System Version 7.8.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.13, and later 4.13.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions
- IBM Storwize® V7000 Disk System Version 8.1.0.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.14, and later 4.14.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions
- IBM Storwize® V7000 Disk System Version 8.1.1.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.14, and later 4.14.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions
- IBM Storwize® V7000 Disk System Version 8.1.2.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.14, and later 4.14.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions
- IBM Storwize® V7000 Disk System Version 8.1.3.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.14, and later 4.14.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions
- IBM Storwize® V7000 Disk System Version 8.2.0.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.16, and later 4.16.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions
- IBM Storwize® V7000 Disk System Version 8.2.1.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.16, and later 4.16.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions
- IBM Storwize® V7000 Disk System Version 8.3.0.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.16, and later 4.16.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions
IBM Storwize® V7000 Unified Version 1.5.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.8, and later 4.8.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions. - IBM Storwize® v3700 Version 7.1.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.5.130528, and later 4.5.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® v3700 Version 7.2.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.7.0.1, and later 4.7.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® v3700 Version 7.3.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.8, and later 4.8.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® v3700 Version 7.4.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.9, and later 4.9.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® v3700 Version 7.5.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.10, and later 4.10.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® v3700 Version 7.6.0.2 and newer as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.11, and later 4.11.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® v3700 Version 7.7.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.12, and later 4.12.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® V3700 Disk System Version 7.8.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.13, and later 4.13.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions
- IBM Storwize® v5000 as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.5.130528, and later 4.5.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 7.2.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.7.0.1, and later 4.7.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 7.3.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.8, and later 4.8.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 7.4.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.9, and later 4.9.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 7.5.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.10, and later 4.10.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 7.6.0.2 and newer as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.11, and later 4.11.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 7.7.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.12, and later 4.12.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® V5000 Disk System Version 7.8.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.13, and later 4.13.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions
- IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 8.1.0.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.14, and later 4.14.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 8.1.1.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.14, and later 4.14.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 8.1.2.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.14, and later 4.14.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 8.1.3.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.14, and later 4.14.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 8.2.0.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.16, and later 4.16.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 8.2.1.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.16, and later 4.16.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 8.30.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.16, and later 4.16.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Flex System™ v7000 Version 7.1.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.5.130528, and later 4.5.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Flex System™ v7000 Version 7.2.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.7.0.1, and later 4.7.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM FlashSystem™ V840 as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.8, and later 4.8.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM FlashSystem™ V860 as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.8, and later 4.8.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 Version 7.6 as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.11, and later 4.11.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 Version 7.7.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.12, and later 4.12.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 Version 7.8.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.13, and later 4.13.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 Version 8.1.0.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.14, and later 4.14.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 Version 8.1.1.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.14, and later 4.14.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 Version 8.1.2.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.14, and later 4.14.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 Version 8.1.3.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.14, and later 4.14.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 Version 8.2.0.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.16, and later 4.16.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 Version 8.2.1.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.16, and later 4.16.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 Version 8.3.0.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.16, and later 4.16.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM FlashSystem™ V9100 Version 8.2.0.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.16, and later 4.16.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM FlashSystem™ V9100 Version 8.3.0.x as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services 4.16, and later 4.16.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM FlashSystem® A9000 and A9000R software version 12.0.1 and later 12.0.x levels as supported by the IBM XIV Provider for Microsoft Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service 2.8.0 and later 2.8.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM FlashSystem® A9000 and A9000R software version 12.1 and later 12.1.x levels as supported by the IBM XIV Provider for Microsoft Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service 2.8.0.1 and later 2.8.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM FlashSystem® A9000 and A9000R software version 12.2 and later 12.2.x levels as supported by the IBM XIV Provider for Microsoft Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service 2.9.0 and later 2.9.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM XIV® Storage Subsystem Generation 2, or Generation 3 as supported by the IBM XIV Provider for Microsoft Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service (xProv) 2.3.2, and later 2.3.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM XIV® Storage System Generation 3 software version 11.5.x as supported by the IBM XIV Provider for Microsoft Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service 2.6.0 and later 2.6.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM XIV® Storage System Generation 3 software version 11.6.x as supported by the IBM XIV Provider for Microsoft Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service 2.7.0 and later 2.7.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM XIV® Storage System Generation 4 software version 11.2.0.1.x as supported by the IBM XIV Provider for Microsoft Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service 2.7.0 and later 2.7.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM Spectrum Accelerate™ Version 11.5.x as supported by the IBM XIV Provider for Microsoft Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service 2.6.0.1 and later 2.6.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
- IBM System Storage DS8000™ (DS8700 and later Release Version 3.1, or later versions, as supported by IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Virtual Disk and Volume Shadow Copy Services Version 4.2 (VSS Provider), and later 4.2.x maintenance levels, new releases, and new versions.
Information regarding the virtualization environments supported by IBM Storage Protect Snapshot is documented here: IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot and Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager Virtualization Support
Following information describes the minimum hardware and disk space requirements when you use the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot VSS Requestor 8.1.21 component.
Component | Minimal requirement |
System | Compatible hardware supported by the operating system and the application environment being protected |
Disk space |
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Where to download IBM Storage Protect Snapshot
The IBM Storage Protect Snapshot 8.1.21 download document provides information about how and where to obtain the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for Windows 8.1.21 packages, see Download Information: IBM Storage Protect Snapshot 8.1.21.
Note: The IBM Storage Protect Snapshot VSS Requestor 8.1.21 component is located in the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot 8.1.21 for Windows download image.
Hardware and software requirements for other components of IBM Storage Protect Snapshot
Links to the Hardware & Software requirements for the other components that are part of IBM Storage Protect Snapshot 8.1.21 are located in the website: Hardware and Software requirements: IBM Storage Protect Snapshot MMC Snap-in and Base System Services 8.1.21.
Links to the Hardware & Software requirements for other releases of IBM Storage Protect Snapshot, and its components, are located in the website: Requirements Documents: IBM Storage Protect Snapshot.
Hardware and software requirements for other releases of IBM Storage Protect Snapshot
The hardware and software requirements for other releases and fix packs for all IBM Storage Protect Snapshot components are located in the website: Requirements Documents: IBM Storage Protect Snapshot.
The IBM Storage Protect Snapshot 8.1 Known Issues and Limitations technotes describe known issues and limitations in all 8.1.x levels of IBM Storage Protect Snapshot.
The VSS Requestor component supports Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, and File System and Custom Application environments. The "Known Issues & Limitations" for this component are included in the "VSS" section(s) of the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for Microsoft Exchange, IBM Storage Protect Snapshot for Microsoft SQL, and IBM Storage Protect Snapshot MMC Snap-in and Base System Services "Known Issues & Limitations" documents, see: Known Issues and Limitations: IBM Storage Protect Snapshot 8.1.x (Overview).
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