Overview - IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and Tivoli Storage Manager 6.4 supported operating systems

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Note: There are no support extensions for IBM Spectrum Protect 6.4 and 7.1 products. Clients are encouraged to upgrade to a product release that is in support. See in IBM Spectrum Protect Family Products with Support Extension contracts available which releases are supported or which are the recommendations for replacement.

Note: The product known as IBM Spectrum Protect was named IBM Tivoli Storage Manager in releases earlier than 7.1.3. To learn more about the rebranding transition, see Tivoli Storage Manager branding transition to IBM Spectrum Protect.

Note: For the IBM Spectrum Protect 8.x Supported Operating Systems, see Overview - IBM Storage Protect Supported Operating Systems.

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The following tables provide an overview only. For the most current details about each component's platform support, including hardware requirements, click the platform name in the Platform column.

TSM Server 6.3.x and 7.1.x Platforms AIX HP-UX Linux on POWER Linux x86_64 Linux zSeries Solaris Windows	TSM Client 6.4.x and 7.1.x Platforms AIX HP-UX Itanium Linux on POWER Linux on POWER LE Linux x86_64 Linux zSeries Macintosh Solaris SPARC Solaris x86_64 Windows

Overview - IBM Spectrum Protect server and Tivoli Storage Manager server supported operating systems

Platform	TSM Server Version 6.3.x Operating System Note: V6.3.3 is the version included with IBM TSM V6.4 product V6.3.4 is the version included with the IBM TSM 6.4.1 product	TSM Server Version 7.1.x Operating System
AIX	AIX V6.1 (64 bit) TL 2 AIX V7.1 (64 bit)	AIX V6.1 (64 bit) TL 7 and SP6 AIX V7.1 (64 bit) TL 1 and SP6 AIX V7.2 (64 bit), beginning with TSM V7.1.6.000
HP-UX	ITANIUM: HP-UX 11i v3 (64 bit) with PHCO_38658 - libc cumulative patch	ITANIUM: HP-UX 11i v3 (11.31, 64 bit) with PHCO_38658 - libc cumulative patch PHSS_37202 PHKL_41481 PHKL_42035 PHKL_42335 PHKL_41588 PHSS_41496 Note: New functionality added to version 7.1.3 and later releases is no longer supported on HP-UX.
Linux on POWER	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Update 3 or later Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, all updates are supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, Service Pack 2, or later SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, all updates are supported GNU C libraries, Version 2.4-31.30 and later. Note: Server support for these operating systems is limited to Big Endian versions only.	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, all updates are supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, all updates are supported (starting with TSM v7.1.1.300) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, Service Pack 2, or later service packs Note: Server support for these operating systems is limited to Big Endian versions only.
Linux x86_64	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Update 3 or later Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, all updates are supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, Service Pack 2, or later SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, all updates are supported GNU C libraries, Version 2.3.3-98.38 and later.	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, all updates are supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, all updates are supported (starting with TSM v7.1.1.100) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, Service Pack 2, or later service packs SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, all updates are supported (starting with TSM v7.1.4.000)
Linux zSeries	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Update 3 or later Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, all updates are supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, Service Pack 2, or later SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, all updates are supported GNU C library, Version 2.4-31.43.6 and later.	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, all updates are supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, all updates are supported (starting with TSM v7.1.1.300) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, Service Pack 2, or later service packs SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, all updates are supported (starting with TSM v7.1.4.000)
Solaris	SPARC 64 bit: Solaris 10	SPARC 64 bit: Solaris 10 Update 10 with Patch 118822-25 If raw devices are used, patch 125100-07 Solaris 10 Update 11 (starting with TSM v7.1.1.100) Solaris 11 Update 2 (starting with TSM v7.1.1.200)
Windows	Server Microsoft Windows Server 2008: Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter x64 Edition (64-bit only) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2: Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter Microsoft Windows Server 2012: Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter (starting with TSM server V6.3.4) Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (starting with TSM V6.3.6) Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008, all x64 editions Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 R2, all x64 editions Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012, all x64 editions (starting with TSM server V6.3.4) Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 R2, all x64 editions (starting with TSM server V6.3.6) Storage Agent Microsoft Windows Server 2008: Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter x64 Edition (64-bit or 32-bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2: Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter Microsoft Windows Server 2012: Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter (starting with TSM server V6.3.4) Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, all x64 editions (starting with TSM V6.3.6) Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008, all editions (64-bit or 32-bit) Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 R2, all x64 editions Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012, all x64 editions (starting with TSM server V6.3.4) Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 R2, all x64 editions (starting with TSM server V6.3.6) Note: All service packs are supported.	Server Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2: Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter Microsoft Windows Server 2012: Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (starting with TSM V7.1.1) Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 R2, all x64 editions Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012, all x64 editions Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 R2, all x64 editions (starting with TSM server V7.1.1) Storage Agent Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter Microsoft Windows Server 2012, all x64 editions Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, all x64 editions (starting with TSM V7.1.1) Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2008 R2, all x64 editions Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012, all x64 editions Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 R2, all x64 editions (starting with TSM server V7.1.1) Note: All service packs are supported.

Overview - IBM Spectrum Protect client and Tivoli Storage Manager client supported operating systems

Release 7.1 is past End of Support (EOS). See for Client 7.1:
- EOS page: IBM Spectrum Protect and Tivoli Storage Manager 7.1 products End of Support 31 December 2021
- Requirements web page: IBM Spectrum Protect Client release 7.1 requirements, which is past End-of-Support (EOS)
Release 6.4 is past End of Support (EOS). See for Client V6.4:
- EOS page: Tivoli Storage Manager 6.4 and Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager 3.2 End of Support 30 September 2017
- Requirements web page: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client Requirements for V6.4, which is past End-of-Support (EOS)

Platform	TSM Client 6.4 Operating Systems (Note: the TSM V6.4 product includes the TSM Server version 6.3.3)	IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client Release 7.1 Latest fix pack 7.1.8
AIX	AIX V6.1 AIX V7.1 Note: AIX levels plus the required minimum level of xlC.rte and xlsmp.rte file sets	AIX V6.1 (Supported in 7.1.0 - 7.1.8.9) AIX 7.1 TL0-TL3 (Supported in 7.1.0 - 7.1.8.9) AIX 7.1 TL4 or later fix pack levels* AIX 7.2 64-bit kernel (Beginning with 7.1.4.4) Note: AIX levels plus the required minimum level of xlC.rte and xlsmp.rte file sets As in APAR IT35286: Because of security fixes, the operating systems AIX 6.1 and AIX 7.1 TL0-TL3 (xlc.rte < 13.0) are not longer supported by IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client 7.1.8.10 and later levels.
HP-UX Itanium	HP-UX 11i V3	HP-UX 11i V3
Linux on POWER	SLES 10 (64 bit) SLES 11 (64 bit) RHEL 5 (64 bit) RHEL 6 (64 bit)	SLES 11 (64 bit) RHEL 5 (64 bit) (see note 2) RHEL 6 (64 bit) RHEL 7 (64-bit) (Beginning with 7.1.1) Note: Later maintenance levels and service packs are also supported. Beginning with IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client level 7.1.8.13, the operating system RHEL 5 is no longer supported.
Linux on POWER LE	Not supported	SLES 12 (64 bit) (Beginning with API 7.1.2 and BA client 7.1.4) RHEL 7.1 (64-bit) (Beginning with API 7.1.2 and BA client 7.1.4) Ubuntu 14.04 (64 bit) (Beginning with API 7.1.2 and BA client 7.1.4.4) Ubuntu 16.04 (64 bit) (Beginning with 7.1.6.3) Note: Later maintenance levels and service packs are also supported. For RHEL 7.8 and RHEL 8, see APAR IT33132.
Linux x86_64	SLES 10 (64 bit) SLED 10 (64 bit) SLES 11 (64 bit) SLED 11 (64 bit) RHEL 5 (64 bit) RHEL 6 (64 bit)	SLES 11 (64 bit) SLED 11 (64 bit) SLES 12 (64 bit) (Beginning with 7.1.2) RHEL 5 (64 bit) (see note 3) RHEL 6 (64 bit) RHEL 7 (64 bit) (Beginning with 7.1.1) Ubuntu 14.04 (Beginning with 7.1.2) Ubuntu 16.04 (Beginning with 7.1.6.3) Note: Later maintenance levels and service packs are also supported. For RHEL 7.8 and RHEL 8, see APAR IT33132. Beginning with IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client level 7.1.8.13, the operating system RHEL 5 is no longer supported.
Linux zSeries	SLES 10 (64 bit) SLES 11 (64 bit) RHEL 5 (64 bit) RHEL 6 (64 bit)	SLES 11 (64 bit) SLES 12 (64 bit) (Beginning with 7.1.2) -- RHEL 5 (64 bit) RHEL 6 (64 bit) RHEL 7 (64 bit) (Beginning with 7.1.1) -- Note: Later maintenance levels and service packs are also supported. For RHEL 7.8 and RHEL 8, see APAR IT33132. Beginning with IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client level 7.1.8.13, the operating system RHEL 5 is no longer supported.
Macintosh	Mac OS X 10.7 Mac OS X 10.8 Mac OS X 10.9 (Beginning with 6.4.1.5)	Mac OS X 10.8 Mac OS X 10.9 Mac OS X 10.10 (Beginning with 7.1.1) Mac OS X 10.11 (Beginning with 7.1.3.2)
Solaris SPARC	Solaris 10 Solaris 11	Solaris 10 Solaris 11
Solaris x86	Not supported	Solaris 10 (64-bit) (Beginning with 7.1.1) Solaris 11 (64-bit) (Beginning with 7.1.1)
Windows	Windows Vista, all x32, and x64 editions Windows 2008 Server, all x32, and x64 editions Windows Server 2008 R2, all x64 editions Windows Server 2012, all x64 editions Windows 7, all x32, and x64 editions Windows 8 (not 8.1), all x32, and x64 editions Note: For all x64 and x32 editions (with Automated System Recovery (ASR) for Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) and non-EFI systems), see the limitations on the detailed requirements page.	Windows Server 2008, all x64 editions Windows Server 2008 R2, all x64 editions Windows Server 2012, all x64 editions Windows Server 2012 R2, all x64 editions Windows 2016 Server^(), all x64 editions (Beginning with 7.1.8) Windows 7, all x32, and x64 editions Windows 8, all x32, and x64 editions Windows 8.1, all x32, and x64 editions Windows 10^(), all x32, and x64 editions except Mobile (Beginning with 7.1.3.2) -- () only Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) products are supported. Note:* For all x64 and x32 editions (with Automated System Recovery (ASR) for Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) and non-EFI systems), see the limitations on the detailed requirements page.

For TSM Storage Agent requirements, see IBM Storage Protect Storage Agent Software and Hardware Requirements
For TSM Operations Center requirements, see IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center Software and Hardware Requirements
For TSM Administration Center requirements, see IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Administration Center Requirements
For TSM Monitoring and Reporting requirements, see IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Reporting and Monitoring Feature Minimum HW/SW Requirements

Note: Tivoli® Storage Manager Version 6.4 and Tivoli Storage Manager Extended Edition Version 6.4 are made up of the following components and code levels:

Backup-archive client at Version 6.4
Application programming interface (API) at Version 6.4
Server at Version 6.3.3 with initial Version 6.4 package, including the Administration Center, Tivoli Monitoring for Tivoli Storage Manager, and device driver components, which are also at Version 6.3.3
Storage Agents are packaged with Server but require Tivoli Storage Manager for Storage Area Networks
TSM 6.4.1 introduced the 6.4.1 Tivoli Storage Manager Operations Center, and the 6.3.4 level of the server and server components

For system requirements for Version 6.3, see Overview - Tivoli Storage Manager 6.3 Supported Operating Systems. It provides information about the following releases:

Tivoli Storage Manager server 6.3 release
Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive client 6.3

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