Detailed System Requirements
Abstract
This document details the hardware and software requirements for all of the IBM Spectrum Protect™ Snapshot 8.1.11 components that run on AIX and Linux.
Content
The following IBM Spectrum Protect™ Snapshot components share core hardware and software requirements. Therefore, the requirements for all of the following components are grouped in a single requirements document. The components are:
- IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for IBM Db2
- IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for Oracle
- IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for Oracle (with SAP® environments)
- IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for Custom Applications
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.
- Checklist and Planning Worksheet
- Requirements common for IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot - All Unix Components
- Overview of Storage Architecture Support for IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot
- More requirements for IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot - All Unix Components
- Requirements specific to IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for IBM Db2
- Requirements specific to IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for Oracle
- Requirements specific to IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for Oracle (with SAP environments)
- Requirements specific to IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for Custom Applications
- Virtualization support
- IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot
- Known Issues and Limitations
Checklist and Planning Worksheet
Before you start the installation of IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for Unix® and Linux, review the pre-installation checklist and make sure all requirements specific to your environment are met:
IBM_Spectrum_Protect_Snapshot_V81110_Preinstall_Checklist_v06.pdf
Installation Planning Worksheet
For a list of considerations and decisions to be taken before you install IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for Unix® and Linux, see the attached Installation Planning Sheet:
IBM_Spectrum_Protect_Snapshot_V81110_Installation_Planning_Sheet.pdf
Requirements common for IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot - All Unix Components
| IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot - All Unix Components |
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| IBM AIX (64-bit) |
Release 8.1 Latest fix pack 8.1.11 |
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| Operating system | AIX 7.1, and later 7.1.x levels AIX 7.2, and later 7.2.x levels AIX 7.3, and later 7.3.x levels (beginning with 8.1.11) |
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| File systems | JFS, JFS2 GPFS (For Custom Applications only) |
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| Operating environment | High Availability Cluster Multiprocessing (HACMP™) and PowerHA® | ||||||
Note: The gzip utility must be installed on the system and must be available in the PATH environment variable.
| Component | Minimal requirement |
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| System | Compatible System p® server hardware that is supported by the operating system and the application |
| Disk space | A minimum of 1 GB of disk space for the product to be installed. At least 1 GB of extra disk space for each database instance that is protected by IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot. |
Software requirements on Linux x86
| IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot - All Unix Components | |||||||
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| Linux x86 (64-bit) | Release 8.1 Latest fix pack 8.1.11 |
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| Operating system | Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 and later service packs SLES 12 and later service packs SLES 15 and later service packs Note: SLES 15SP3 and later SP beginning with 8.1.6.1 |
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| Operating system | Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.1 up to 6.10 RHEL 7.0, RHEL 7.4 up to 7.9 RHEL 8.0 and later 8.x Note: RHEL 8.5 and later 8.x beginning with 8.1.11 |
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| Logical Volume Manager | LVM2 Note: details on supported levels of LVM2 can be found in the attached Pre-installation checklist. Note: Starting with RHEL 7 and SLES 12, LVM2 enables the metadata daemon (lvmetad) by default. The LVM metadata daemon causes IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot operations to fail. It is required to disable the LVM metadata daemon. |
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| File systems | ext2, ext3, ext4, xfs GPFS (For Custom Applications only) |
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Hardware requirements on Linux x86
| Component | Minimal requirement |
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| System | Intel EM64T, AMD Opteron, or higher machine that is supported by the operating system and the application |
| Disk space | A minimum of 400 MB of disk space for the product to be installed. At least 400 MB of extra disk space for each database instance that is protected by IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot. |
IBM Storwize® V7000 v1 Disk System
IBM Storwize® V7000 Version 6.4
IBM Storwize® V7000 Version 7.1
IBM Storwize® V7000 Version 7.2
IBM Storwize® V7000 Version 7.3
IBM Storwize® V7000 Version 7.4
IBM Storwize® V7000 Version 7.5
IBM Storwize® V7000 Version 7.6.0.2, and later 7.6.x levels
IBM Storwize® V7000 Version 7.7.0 and later 7.7.0.x levels
IBM Storwize® V7000 Version 7.7.1 and later 7.7.1.x levels
IBM Storwize® V7000 Version 7.8 and later 7.8.x levels
IBM Storwize® V7000 Version 8.1.0 and later 8.1.0.x levels
IBM Storwize® V7000 Version 8.1.1 and later 8.1.1.x levels
IBM Storwize® V7000 Version 8.1.2 and later 8.1.2.x levels
IBM Storwize® V7000 Version 8.1.3 and later 8.1.3.x levels
IBM Storwize® V7000 Version 8.2.0 and later 8.2.0.x levels
IBM Storwize® V7000 Version 8.2.1 and later 8.2.1.x levels
IBM Storwize® V7000 Version 8.3.0.1 and later 8.3.0.x levels
IBM Storwize® V7000 Version 8.3.1 and later 8.3.1.x levels
IBM Storwize® V7000 Version 8.4.0 and later 8.4.0.x levels
IBM Storwize® V7000 Version 8.4.2 and later 8.4.2.x levels
IBM Storwize® V7000 Version 8.5.0 and later 8.5.0.x levels
IBM Storwize® V7000 Version 8.5.1 and later 8.5.1.x levels
Note: HyperSwap environments are supported by Dynamic Target Allocation (DTA) only
Note: Multi-site high availability and disaster recovery configurations are not supported
Note: NVMe host attachments are not supported
IBM Storwize® v3700 Version 6.4
IBM Storwize® v3700 Version 7.1
IBM Storwize® v3700 Version 7.2
IBM Storwize® v3700 Version 7.3
IBM Storwize® v3700 Version 7.4
IBM Storwize® v3700 Version 7.5
IBM Storwize® v3700 Version 7.6.0.2, and later 7.6.x levels
IBM Storwize® v3700 Version 7.7.0 and later 7.7.0.x levels
IBM Storwize® v3700 Version 7.7.1 and later 7.7.1.x levels
IBM Storwize® v3700 Version 7.8 and later 7.8.x levels
IBM Storwize® v3700 Version 8.1.0 and later 8.1.0.x levels
IBM Storwize® v3700 Version 8.1.1 and later 8.1.1.x levels
IBM Storwize® v3700 Version 8.1.2 and later 8.1.2.x levels
IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 7.1
IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 7.2
IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 7.3
IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 7.4
IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 7.5
IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 7.6.0.2, and later 7.6.x levels
IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 7.7.0 and later 7.7.0.x levels
IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 7.7.1 and later 7.7.1.x levels
IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 7.8 and later 7.8.x levels
IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 8.1.0 and later 8.1.0.x levels
IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 8.1.1 and later 8.1.1.x levels
IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 8.1.2 and later 8.1.2.x levels
IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 8.1.3 and later 8.1.3.x levels
IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 8.2.0 and later 8.2.0.x levels
IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 8.2.1 and later 8.2.1.x levels
IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 8.3.0.1 and later 8.3.0.x levels
IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 8.3.1 and later 8.3.1.x levels
IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 8.4.0 and later 8.4.0.x levels
IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 8.4.2 and later 8.4.2.x levels
IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 8.5.0 and later 8.5.0.x levels
IBM Storwize® v5000 Version 8.5.1 and later 8.5.1.x levels
Note: HyperSwap environments are supported by Dynamic Target Allocation (DTA) only
Note: Multi-site high availability and disaster recovery configurations are not supported
Note: NVMe host attachments are not supported
IBM Storwize® V7000 Unified v1.3 Disk System (block level support only)
IBM Storwize® V7000 Unified v1.4 Disk System (block level support only)
IBM Storwize® V7000 Unified v1.5.x Disk System (block level support only)
IBM Flex System™ v7000 Version 6.4
IBM Flex System™ v7000 Version 7.1
IBM Flex System™ v7000 Version 7.2
IBM FlashSystem™ V840
IBM FlashSystem™ 7200 Version 8.3.0.1 and later 8.3.0.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ 7200 Version 8.3.1 and later 8.3.1.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ 7200 Version 8.4.0 and later 8.4.0.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ 7200 Version 8.4.2 and later 8.4.2.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ 7200 Version 8.5.0 and later 8.5.0.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ 7200 Version 8.5.1 and later 8.5.1.x levels
Note: HyperSwap environments are supported by Dynamic Target Allocation (DTA) only
Note: Multi-site high availability and disaster recovery configurations are not supported
Note: NVMe host attachments are not supported
IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 Version 7.4
IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 Version 7.5
IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 Version 7.6
IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 Version 7.7.0 and later 7.7.0.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 Version 7.7.1 and later 7.7.1.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 Version 7.8 and later 7.8.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 Version 8.1.0 and later 8.1.0.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 Version 8.1.1 and later 8.1.1.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 Version 8.1.2 and later 8.1.2.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 Version 8.1.3 and later 8.1.3.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 Version 8.2.0 and later 8.2.0.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 Version 8.2.1 and later 8.2.1.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 Version 8.3.0.1 and later 8.3.0.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 Version 8.3.1 and later 8.3.1.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ V9000 Version 8.4.0 and later 8.4.0.x levels
Note: HyperSwap environments are supported by Dynamic Target Allocation (DTA) only
Note: Multi-site high availability and disaster recovery configurations are not supported
Note: NVMe host attachments are not supported
IBM FlashSystem™ 9100 Version 8.2.0 and later 8.2.0.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ 9100 Version 8.2.1 and later 8.2.1.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ 9100 Version 8.3.0.1 and later 8.3.0.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ 9100 Version 8.3.1 and later 8.3.1.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ 9100 Version 8.4.0 and later 8.4.0.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ 9100 Version 8.4.2 and later 8.4.2.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ 9100 Version 8.5.0 and later 8.5.0.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ 9100 Version 8.5.1 and later 8.5.1.x levels
Note: HyperSwap environments are supported by Dynamic Target Allocation (DTA) only
Note: Multi-site high availability and disaster recovery configurations are not supported
Note: NVMe host attachments are not supported
IBM FlashSystem™ 9200 Version 8.3.0.1 and later 8.3.0.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ 9200 Version 8.3.1 and later 8.3.1.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ 9200 Version 8.4.0 and later 8.4.0.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ 9200 Version 8.4.2 and later 8.4.2.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ 9200 Version 8.5.0 and later 8.5.0.x levels
IBM FlashSystem™ 9200 Version 8.5.1 and later 8.5.1.x levels
Note: HyperSwap environments are supported by Dynamic Target Allocation (DTA) only
Note: Multi-site high availability and disaster recovery configurations are not supported
Note: NVMe host attachments are not supported
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC) hardware with one of the following SVC levels:
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller v6.1.0, and later 6.1.x levels
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller v6.2.0, and later 6.2.x levels
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller v6.3.0, and later 6.3.x levels
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller v6.4.0, and later 6.4.x levels
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller v7.1.0, and later 7.1.x levels
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller v7.2.0, and later 7.2.x levels
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller v7.3.0, and later 7.3.x levels
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller v7.4.0, and later 7.4.x levels
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller v7.5.0, and later 7.5.x levels
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller v7.6.0.2, and later 7.6.x levels
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller v7.7.0, and later 7.7.0.x levels
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller v7.7.1, and later 7.7.1.x levels
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller v7.8 and later 7.8.x levels
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller v8.1.0 and later 8.1.0.x levels
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller v8.1.1 and later 8.1.1.x levels
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller v8.1.2 and later 8.1.2.x levels
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller v8.1.3 and later 8.1.3.x levels
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller v8.2.0 and later 8.2.0.x levels
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller v8.2.1 and later 8.2.1.x levels
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller v8.3.0.1 and later 8.3.0.x levels
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller v8.3.1 and later 8.3.1.x levels
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller v8.4.0 and later 8.4.0.x levels
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller v8.4.2 and later 8.4.2.x levels
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller v8.5.0 and later 8.5.0.x levels
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller v8.5.1 and later 8.5.1.x levels
Note: HyperSwap environments are supported by Dynamic Target Allocation (DTA) only
Note: Multi-site high availability and disaster recovery configurations are not supported
Note: NVMe host attachments are not supported
IBM XIV® Storage System Hardware:
IBM XIV® 2nd Generation Storage System v10.0.0.b, and later 10.x levels
IBM XIV® 3rd Generation Storage System 11.x levels
IBM XIV® Storage System Software:
IBM XIV® Management Tools 3.x for all IBM XIV® Generations
IBM XIV® Management Tools 4.2 and later 4.2.x levels for all IBM XIV® Generations
XIV® CLI 3.0.1 and later 3.x levels for IBM XIV® 3rd Generation
XIV® CLI 4.2 and later 4.2.x levels for IBM XIV® 3rd Generation
XIV® CLI 4.6 and later 4.6.x levels for IBM XIV® 3rd Generation
XIV CLI 4.8 and later 4.8.x levels for IBM XIV 3rd Generation or IBM FlashSystem® A9000 and A9000R
XIV CLI 5.0 and later 5.0.x levels for IBM XIV 3rd Generation or IBM FlashSystem® A9000 and A9000R
XIV CLI 5.2 and later 5.2.x levels for IBM XIV 3rd Generation or IBM FlashSystem® A9000 and A9000R
IBM Spectrum Accelerate™ Version 11.5.x
IBM FlashSystem® A9000 and A9000R software version 12.0.1 and later 12.0.x levels
IBM FlashSystem® A9000 and A9000R software version 12.1 and later 12.1.x levels
IBM FlashSystem® A9000 and A9000R software version 12.2 and later 12.2.x levels
IBM FlashSystem® A9000 and A9000R software version 12.3 and later 12.3.x levels
Note: Multi-site high availability and disaster recovery configurations are not supported
- Before you start a IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot remote restore operation, check the problem described in APAR IT16596 and the local fix documented there.
- Note: OLVM Volumes are supported, however not when the volume is in the "proxy" state (Migrating). This limitation is listed in the "Known Issues and Limitations: Version 8.1 IBM Spectrum Protect™ Snapshot - all Unix Components"
IBM System Storage DS8000 hardware:
- IBM System Storage DS8000™ (DS8100, DS8300, DS8700, DS8800, or DS8870) with DS8000 Release Version 3.1 or later versions. Earlier versions might be supported by certain microcode level updates. See for details the Pre-installation checklist.
Note: DS8900 is NOT supported due to missing IBM CIM Agent Data Systems(DS) Open API
More storage devices are supported by the Rocket Device Adapter Pack for IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager. For more information, see Storage Architecture Support for IBM Spectrum Protect™ Snapshot and Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager
Offload backups to IBM Spectrum Protect
- Any IBM Spectrum Protect Server version currently supported by IBM Spectrum Protect
- Any version of the IBM Spectrum Protect Storage Agent, currently supported by IBM Spectrum Protect, is required for LAN-free restore operations. The IBM Spectrum Protect Storage Agent is a component of the IBM Spectrum Protect for Storage Area Networks product.
- Data Protection for Oracle V7.1.x levels, or later releases and versions are required when you run offload backups by using the IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for Oracle component. Data Protection for Oracle is a component of the IBM Spectrum Protect for Databases product.
- IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) 7.1, and later levels, releases, and versions are required in the following situations:
- When you are running offload backups in SAP® with Oracle environments
- When you are running offload backups in SAP® with Oracle environments by using Oracle RMAN
- IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) 7.1, and later levels, releases, and versions are optional when you run offload backups in SAP® with Db2 environments.
- IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client V7.1.x, and later levels, releases, and versions are required when you run offload backups by using the IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for Custom Applications.
- Any IBM Spectrum Protect API supported by Data Protection for Oracle, IBM Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning, Db2 native IBM Spectrum Protect agent or all of them, as applicable to your environment.
Overview of Storage Architecture Support for IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot
Information regarding the vstorage architecture support for IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot as it relates to platform and restore function is documented here: Storage Architecture Support for IBM Spectrum Protect™ Snapshot and Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager
More requirements for IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot - All Unix Components
Requirements specific to IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for IBM Db2
| IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for IBM Db2 |
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| Application (64-bit) | Release 8.1 Latest fix pack 8.1.11 |
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| IBM Db2 Enterprise Edition |
V10.1 Fix Pack 2 and later 10.1.x Fix Packs V10.5 and later 10.5.x Fix Packs V11.1 and later 11.1.x Fix Packs V11.5 and later 11.5.x Fix Packs (beginning with 8.1.9) Note: IBM Db2 pureScale is NOT supported by IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot 8.1 |
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| IBM Db2 with SAP® | SAP® environments must meet all requirements specified by SAP® | ||||||
Requirements specific to IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for Oracle
| IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for Oracle |
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| Application (64-bit) | Release 8.1 Latest fix pack 8.1.11 |
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| Oracle Database Standard and Enterprise Editions |
Oracle Database 11gR2 Oracle Database 12cR1 Oracle Database 12cR2 Oracle Database 18c (beginning with 8.1.6) Oracle Database 19c (beginning with 8.1.6) Note: Multitenant (pluggable) databases are not supported |
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| Optional Oracle Database features | Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) option | ||||||
| Oracle Database storage | File systems supported by IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot, or Oracle ASM | ||||||
Requirements specific to IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for Oracle (with SAP environments)
Supported environments must meet all requirements specified by SAP®
| IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for Oracle (with SAP® environments) |
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| Application (64-bit) | Release 8.1 Latest fix pack 8.1.11 |
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| Oracle Database support at a level certified by the respective SAP® release Enterprise Editions |
Oracle Database 11gR2 Oracle Database 12cR2 Oracle Database 18c (beginning with 8.1.6) Oracle Database 19c (beginning with 8.1.6) Note: Multitenant (pluggable) databases are not supported |
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| SAP® Environment | SAP BR*Tools 7.40 | ||||||
Requirements specific to IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for Custom Applications
| IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for Custom Applications |
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| Release 8.1 Latest fix pack 8.1.11 |
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| Application | Any application running in an environment supported by IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot | ||||||
| IBM Spectrum Scale file system (previously known as GPFS) |
IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for Unix and Linux 8.1.11 supports GPFS file system snapshots for Custom Applications. | ||||||
Information regarding the virtualization environments supported by IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot is documented here: IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot and Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager Virtualization Support
Where to download IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot
The IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot download document provides information about how and where to obtain the IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot 8.1.11 packages, see Download Information: Version 8.1.11 IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot
Hardware and software requirements for other components of IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot
The hardware & software requirements for the other components that are part of IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot 8.1.11 are located in the website: Hardware and Software Requirements: Version 8.1.11 IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot
Hardware and software requirements for other releases of IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot
The hardware and software requirements for other releases and fix packs for all IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot components are located in the website: IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot - All Requirements Documents
The known issues and limitations in all IBM Spectrum Protect™ Snapshot 8.1.x components that run on AIX and Linux are located in the website: Known Issues and Limitations: Version 8.1 IBM Spectrum Protect™ Snapshot - all Unix Components.
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