Version 8.1.9: IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V readme

Description

IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V provides storage management services for virtual machines (VMs) in a Microsoft Hyper-V environment. The product integrates IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments virtualization protection with the IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client to protect Microsoft Hyper-V VMs on Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, or 2016 systems.

Fix history

To view APARs that were resolved in V8.1.9, see technote 1993769 .

System requirements

For system requirement information, see technote 1505139 .

Compatibility with earlier versions

For compatibility with earlier versions, see technote 1993820 .

Installing IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V

For information about where to download Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V V8.1.9, see technote 10879887 .

For step-by-step installation instructions, see Installing Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V .

Limitations and known problems
Limitations and known problems are documented in the form of technotes in the product Support Portal . As problems are discovered and resolved, IBM Software Support updates the knowledge base. By searching the knowledge base, you can quickly find workarounds or solutions to problems.

For Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V V8.1 known issues and limitations, see the following links:

• Known Issues and Limitations: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Version 8.1
  This document details the known issues and limitations for Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V V8.1 functions and interfaces.
• Documentation updates for IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Version 8.1
  This document details updates to the Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V V8.1 documentation.

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