Hardware and Software Requirements: Version 8.1.9 Data Protection for Oracle

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Abstract

This document details the Hardware & Software requirements for Data Protection for Oracle 8.1.9.

Content

IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases: Data Protection for Oracle 8.1.9 supports valid Oracle environments that meet all requirements defined by that product, and also meet the specific requirements listed in this document.

This document is divided into linked sections for ease of navigation. Use the following links to jump to the section of the document that you require.

Software requirements
Hardware requirements by platform
IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases
- Where to download IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases
- Hardware and Software requirements for other releases of IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases
Known Issues and Limitations

Software requirements

The following information describes the minimum operating system and software requirements when you use Data Protection for Oracle 8.1.9.

Operating systems

**Table 1.** Coverage matrix for supported operating systems
Data Protection for Oracle
Operating systems (64-bit)	Release 8.1 Latest fix pack 8.1.9
IBM AIX platform	AIX 7.1 and later TL levels and fix packs AIX 7.2 and later TL levels and fix packs
HP Itanium platform	HP-UX 11iv3, and later mod levels and fix packs
Linux x86_64 platform	Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.0, and later mod levels and fix packs Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.0, and later mod levels and fix packs Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.0, and later mod levels and fix packs (beginning with V8.1.9) SUSE Enterprise Linux (SLES) 11.0, and later mod levels and fix packs SUSE Enterprise Linux (SLES) 12.0, and later mod levels and fix packs SUSE Enterprise Linux (SLES) 15.0, and later mod levels and fix packs (beginning with V8.1.9)
Linux on System z platform	Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 Update 2, and later mod levels and fix packs Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.0, and later mod levels and fix packs SUSE Enterprise Linux (SLES) 11.0, and later mod levels and fix packs SUSE Enterprise Linux (SLES) 12.0, and later mod levels and fix packs
Solaris SPARC platform	Solaris 10, and later mod levels and fix packs Solaris 11, and later mod levels and fix packs
Solaris x86_64 platform	Solaris 10, and later mod levels and fix packs Solaris 11, and later mod levels and fix packs
Windows platform	Windows Server 2012, or later Service Pack levels: Essential x64, Standard x64, or Datacenter x64 editions Windows Server 2012 R2, or later Service Pack levels: Essential x64, Standard x64, or Datacenter x64 editions Windows Server 2016, or later Service Pack levels: Standard x64, or Datacenter x64 editions Windows Server 2019, or later Service Pack levels: Standard x64, or Datacenter x64 editions (beginning with V8.1.9)

Applications

**Table 2.** Coverage matrix for supported applications
Data Protection for Oracle
Applications (64-bit)	Release 8.1 Latest fix pack 8.1.9
on IBM AIX platform	Oracle 11gR2: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels Oracle 12c: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels Oracle 12cR2: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels Oracle 18c: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels (beginning with V8.1.0.2) Oracle 19c: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels (beginning with V8.1.9.0)
on HP Itanium platform	Oracle 11gR2: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels Oracle 12c: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels Oracle 12cR2: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels Oracle 18c: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels (beginning with V8.1.0.2) Oracle 19c: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels (beginning with V8.1.9.0)
on Linux x86_64 platform	Oracle 11gR2: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels Oracle 12c: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels Oracle 12cR2: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels Oracle 18c: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels (beginning with V8.1.0.2) Oracle 19c: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels (beginning with V8.1.9.0)
on Linux on System z platform	Oracle 11gR2: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels Oracle 12c: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels Oracle 12cR2: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels Oracle 18c: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels (beginning with V8.1.0.2) Oracle 19c: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels (beginning with V8.1.9.0)
on Solaris SPARC platform	Oracle 11gR2: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels Oracle 12c: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels Oracle 12cR2: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels Oracle 18c: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels (beginning with V8.1.0.2) Oracle 19c: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels (beginning with V8.1.9.0)
on Solaris x86_64 platform	Oracle 11gR2: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels Oracle 12c: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels Oracle 12cR2: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels Oracle 18c: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels (beginning with V8.1.0.2) Oracle 19c: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels (beginning with V8.1.9.0)
on Windowsx64 platform	Oracle 11gR2: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels Oracle 12c: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels Oracle 12cR2: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels Oracle 18c: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels (beginning with V8.1.0.2) Oracle 19c: Standard or Enterprise Server, and later maintenance levels (beginning with V8.1.9.0)

Operating Environments

The following additional operating environments are supported:

Oracle Real Application Clusters as supported with the level of Oracle used in your environment
Solaris 10 and 11 global zones as supported by the Oracle database used in your environment
Solaris 10 and 11 non-global (local) zones as supported by the Oracle database used in your environment

Installation prerequisites

For the Linux x86_64 platform, Linux on Z, Solaris SPARC and Solaris x86_64 platforms:
The following prerequisites are required by the product installer:
- Java JRE 8 and later 8.x levels
Windows x64 platform
The following prerequisites are also required, and are installed automatically by Data Protection for Oracle 8.1.9, if not already present on your machine.
- 64-bit Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable Package
  Available in the following subdirectory of the installation image (DVD or downloaded image):
  .....\ISSetupPrerequisites\ "{3A3AF437-A9CD-472f-9BC9-8EEDD7505A02} "\vcredist_x64.exe
  Note: The installation package includes the above prerequisites which will be installed automatically if not already installed onto the system. Installation of these prerequisites may require a system restart. To avoid a system restart, ensure that these prerequisites are installed before starting the Data Protection for Oracle installation process.

More software requirements

On all 64-bit platforms: 64-bit IBM Spectrum Protect API 8.1.9 or later update levels, releases, and versions
Note: The 64-bit IBM Spectrum Protect API Version 8.1.9 is included and automatically installed with Data Protection for Oracle on 64-bit platforms.
All platforms: Any Tivoli Storage Manager or IBM Spectrum Protect Server currently in support which is supported by the version of the IBM Spectrum Protect API Client, or IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client, used in the environment
Note: IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client or API and Server compatibility information see: IBM Spectrum Protect Server-Client Compatibility and Upgrade Considerations
All platforms except Windows and AIX: IBM or Oracle Java 8, and later mod levels and fix packs

The following software is required for usage of IBM Spectrum Protect Central Scheduling:

On all 64-bit platforms except for Solaris SPARC and HPUX:
- 64-bit IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client 8.1.9 or later update levels, releases, and versions.
- For Solaris SPARC use the latest 7.1.x 64-bit IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client supported with Solaris SPARC, which as of this writing is 7.1.6.
- For HPUX use the latest 7.1.x 64-bit IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client supported with HPUX, which as of this writing is 7.1.6.

Virtualization support

Information regarding the virtualization environments supported by IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases: Data Protection for Oracle is documented here: IBM Spectrum Protect and IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) guest support for Virtual Machines and Virtualization

Hardware requirements

The following information describes the minimum hardware and disk space requirements when using Data Protection for Oracle.

**Table 3.** Minimum hardware requirements
On AIX platform	Minimal requirement
System	IBM system p IBM system i Compatible hardware supported by the operating system and Oracle
Disk space	A minimum of 75 MB of disk space Optionally: At least 12 MB of disk space for each language lack to be installed (there are 9 available).
On HP Itanium platform	Minimal requirement
System	64-bit HP Integrity Server (Itanium) or later Compatible hardware supported by the operating system and Oracle
Disk space	A minimum of 25 MB of disk space Optionally: At least 11 MB of disk space for each language lack to be installed (there are 9 available). Note: Some of the prerequisites defined in this document may require a system restart. To avoid a system restart, ensure that all of the minimum software requirements prerequisites detailed in the Installation prerequisites section of this document are installed before starting the Data Protection for Oracle installation process.
On Linux x86_64 platform	Minimal requirement
System	64-bit x86 based PC architecture hardware (such as Pentium) 64-bit AMD64/EM64T architecture hardware Compatible hardware supported by the operating system and Oracle
Disk space	A minimum of 20 MB of disk space Optionally: At least 10 MB of disk space for each language lack to be installed (there are 9 available). Note: Some of the prerequisites defined in this document may require a system restart. To avoid a system restart, ensure that all of the minimum software requirements prerequisites detailed in the Installation prerequisites section of this document are installed before starting the Data Protection for Oracle installation process.
On Linux on System z platform	Minimal requirement
System	Any System z machine that is supported by the operating system and Oracle
Disk space	A minimum of 20 MB of disk space Optionally: At least 13 MB of disk space for each language lack to be installed (there are 9 available). Note: Some of the prerequisites defined in this document may require a system restart. To avoid a system restart, ensure that all of the minimum software requirements prerequisites detailed in the Installation prerequisites section of this document are installed before starting the Data Protection for Oracle installation process.
On Solaris Sparc platform	Minimal requirement
System	Sun-4 SPARC, or newer hardware Compatible hardware supported by the operating system and Oracle
Disk space	A minimum of 20 MB of disk space Optionally: At least 10 MB of disk space for each language lack to be installed (there are 9 available).
On Solaris x86_64 platform	Minimal requirement
System	Systems based on x86-64 processor architecture such as Intel 64 or AMD64 Compatible hardware supported by the operating system and Oracle
Disk space	A minimum of 20 MB of disk space Optionally: At least 10 MB of disk space for each language lack to be installed (there are 9 available).
On Windows x64 platform	Minimal requirement
System	Compatible hardware supported by the operating system and Oracle
Disk space	A minimum of 80 MB of disk space Optionally: At least 25 MB disk space for prerequisites included in the installation package (which are installed automatically if they are not already installed on the system). Optionally: At least 5 MB of disk space for each language lack to be installed (there are 9 available). Note: The installation package includes the above referenced prerequisites which will be installed automatically if not already installed onto the system. Installation of the these prerequisite may require a system restart. To avoid a system restart, ensure that all of the minimum software requirements prerequisites detailed in the Installation prerequisites section of this document are installed before starting the Data Protection for Oracle installation process.

IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases

Where to download IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases

The IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases download document provides information about how and where to obtain the IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases V8.1.9 packages, see Download Information: Version 8.1.9 IBM Spectrum Protect™ for Databases

Note: Data Protection for Oracle 8.1.9 is a component of IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases 8.1.9.

Hardware and Software requirements for other releases of IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases

The hardware and software requirements for other releases and fix packs for all IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases components are located in the website: IBM Spectrum Protect™ for Databases - All Requirements Documents .

Known Issues and Limitations

The known issues and limitations in all 8.1.x levels of IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases: Data Protection for Oracle are located in the website: Known Issues and Limitations: Version 8.1 Data Protection for Oracle .

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