Problem(Abstract)
Hardware and Software Requirements for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Windows clients
Cause
Resolving the problem
Hardware and Software Requirements
Version 6.4
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Hardware
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Operating System
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Communication Protocol
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32-bit: An x32 or compatible processor, or multi-processor based computer
x64: An AMD64 or EM64T processor or multi-processor based computer
Client installation requires:
128 MB RAM
1.5 GB disk space
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Backup/Archive client (including Web client) and API client require one of the following:
- Windows Vista, all editions, all SPs supported*
- Windows 2008 Server and Windows 2008 Server Core, all editions, all SPs supported
- Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core, all editions, all SPs supported.
- Windows 2012 Server, all editions and SPs supported **
- Windows 7, all editions, all SPs supported.
- Windows 8, all editions, all SPs supported.**
*NOTE on Windows Vista requirements:
- SP1 or higher is required to back up or restore System State with the VSS snapshot provider.
**NOTES on Windows 8 and Windows 2012 requirements:
The support does not include support for:
- VMware Full-VM backups (guest VM is supported)
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One for the following, which are included in the base Windows product packages:
- TCP/IP (the only one used for Web client)
- Named Pipes (used in conjunction with TSM server running on same Windows machine)
Shared Memory (used in conjunction with TSM server running on same Windows machine) |
Notes:
- For information on which TSM client functions are supported on which hardware, see Function table
- The Web client requires the Java plugin that is included in JRE 6 or JRE 7. The client is supported when running in Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome browsers with the required plugin.
- Only 64-bit clients can be run on 64-bit machines.
- Automated System Recovery (ASR) for non-EFI systems
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Version 6.3
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Hardware
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Operating System
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Communication Protocol
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32-bit: An x32 or compatible processor, or multi-processor based computer
x64: An AMD64 or EM64T processor or multi-processor based computer
Client installation requires:
128 MB RAM
1.5 GB disk space
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Backup/Archive client (including Web client) and API client require one of the following:
- Windows 2003 Server, all editions, all SPs supported*
- Windows 2003 Server R2, all editions, support for same features as in Windows 2003*
- Windows Vista, all editions, all SPs supported**
- Windows 2008 Server and Windows 2008 Server Core, all editions, all SPs supported
- Windows Server 2008 R2, all editions, all SPs supported
- Windows 2012 Server, all editions and SPs supported with 6.3.1 or higher client ***
- Windows 7, all editions, all SPs supported.
- Windows 8, all editions, all SPs supported with 6.3.1 or higher client***
*NOTES on Windows 2003 requirements:
- If you plan to back up System State or use Open File Support with the VSS snapshot provider, you must install Service Pack 1 (SP1) or higher Service Pack level, and you must install Microsoft hotfix roll-up packages 934016 (for COM+) and 940349 (for VSS). The hotfix roll-up packages can be found at Microsoft's support pagehttp://support.microsoft.com.
- If you plan to use an x64-bit machine, apply the Microsoft hotfix for knowledge base article 908675. The hotfix is included in Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Windows 2003. In case you cannot apply the entire Service Pack this particular hotfix can be provided by Microsoft upon request. See details at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908675.
**NOTES on Windows Vista requirements:
- SP1 or higher is required to back up or restore System State with the VSS snapshot provider.
***NOTES on Windows 8 and Windows 2012 requirements:
The support does not include support for:
- VMware Full-VM backups (guest VM is supported)
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One for the following, which are included in the base Windows product packages:
- TCP/IP (the only one used for Web client)
- Named Pipes (used in conjunction with TSM server running on same Windows machine)
- Shared Memory (used in conjunction with TSM server running on same Windows machine)
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Notes:
- For information on which TSM client functions are supported on which hardware, see Function table
- The Web client requires the Java plugin that is included in JRE 6 or JRE 7. The client is supported when running in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browsers with the required plugin.
- Only 64-bit clients can be run on 64-bit machines.
- Automated System Recovery (ASR) for non-EFI systems
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Version 6.2
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Hardware
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Operating System
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Communication Protocol
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32-bit: An x32 or compatible processor, or multi-processor based computer
x64: An AMD64 or EM64T processor or multi-processor based computer
Client installation requires:
128 MB RAM
1.5 GB disk space
NOTE: Windows IA64 is supported with the 6.1-level client (6.1.3 or higher). Please see the 6.1 Requirements below. |
Backup/Archive client (including Web client) and API client require one of the following:
- Windows XP Professional, SP2 and higher
- Windows 2003 Server, all editions, all SPs supported**
- Windows 2003 Server R2, all editions, support for same features as in Windows 2003**
- Windows Vista, all editions (Automated System Recovery (ASR) support begins with 6.2.2 for non-EFI), all SPs supported***
- Windows 2008 Server and Windows 2008 Server Core, all editions (Automated System Recovery (ASR) support begins with 6.2.2 for non-EFI), all SPs supported
- Windows Server 2008 R2, all editions (Automated System Recovery (ASR) support begins with 6.2.2 for non-EFI), all SPs supported.
- Windows 7, all editions (Automated System Recovery (ASR) support begins with 6.2.2 for non-EFI), all SPs supported.
**NOTES on Windows 2003 requirements:
- If you plan to back up System State or use Open File Support with the VSS snapshot provider, you must install Service Pack 1 (SP1) or higher Service Pack level, and you must install Microsoft hotfix roll-up packages 934016 (for COM+) and 940349 (for VSS). The hotfix roll-up packages can be found at Microsoft's support page http://support.microsoft.com.
- If you plan to use a 64-bit machine, apply the Microsoft hotfix for knowledge base article 908675. The hotfix is included in Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Windows 2003. In case you cannot apply the entire Service Pack this particular hotfix can be provided by Microsoft upon request. See details at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908675.
***NOTES on Windows Vista requirements:
- SP1 or higher is required to back up or restore System State with the VSS snapshot provider.
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One for the following, which are included in the base Windows product packages:
- TCP/IP (the only one used for Web client)
- Named Pipes (used in conjunction with TSM server running on same Windows machine)
- Shared Memory (used in conjunction with TSM server running on same Windows machine)
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Notes:
- For information on which TSM client functions are supported on which hardware, see Function table
- The Web client requires the Java plugin that is included in JRE 5 or JRE 6. The client is supported when running in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browsers with the required plugin.
- Only 64-bit clients can be run on 64-bit machines.
- For information on running the TSM client in a virtual environment, see Virtual Machines.
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- Supported for Microsoft Hyper-V is documented in this IBM Technote
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Version 6.1
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Hardware
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Operating System
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Communication Protocol
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32-bit: An x32 or compatible processor, or multi-processor based computer
IA64: Itanium processor supporting ACPI 2.0 64-bit fixed tables
x64: An AMD64 or EM64T processor or multi-processor based computer
Client installation requires:
128 MB RAM
1.5 GB disk space |
Backup/Archive client (including Web client) and API client require one of the following:
- Windows XP Professional, SP2 and higher (x32 and x64 only)
- Windows 2003 Server, all editions, all SPs supported**
- Windows 2003 Server R2, all editions (support for same features as in Windows 2003)**
- Citrix Presentation Server for Windows 2003 (x32 and x64)
- Windows Preinstallation Environments (Windows PE) (x32 or x64, except Win 7 and Win 2008 R2) for recovery scenarios, as described in the Tivoli Field Guide (Use search term 7005028)
- Windows Vista, all editions (except Automated System Recovery (ASR)), all SPs supported***
- Windows 2008 Server and Windows 2008 Server Core, all editions (except Automated System Recovery (ASR)), all SPs supported
- Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core, all editions (except Automated System Recovery (ASR), all SPs supported. Client level 6.1.2 or higher required for x64 processors, and 6.1.3 or higher for IA64 processors.
- Windows 7, all editions (except Automated System Recovery (ASR)), all SPs supported. Client level 6.1.2 or higher required.
NOTE:
- The V6.1 TSM client is supported on a Hyper-V guest running an operating system supported by the V6.1 TSM client.
See Virtualization support page here.
**NOTES on Windows 2003 requirements:
- If you plan to back up System State or use Open File Support with the VSS snapshot provider, you must install Service Pack 1 (SP1) or higher Service Pack level, and you must install Microsoft hotfix roll-up packages 934016 (for COM+) and 940349 (for VSS). The hotfix roll-up packages can be found at Microsoft's support page http://support.microsoft.com.
- If you plan to use a 64-bit machine, apply the Microsoft hotfix for knowledge base article 908675. The hotfix is included in Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Windows 2003. In case you cannot apply the entire Service Pack this particular hotfix can be provided by Microsoft upon request. See details at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908675.
***NOTES on Windows Vista requirements:
- SP1 or higher is required to back up or restore System State with the VSS snapshot provider.
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One for the following, which are included in the base Windows product packages:
- TCP/IP (the only one used for Web client)
- Named Pipes (used in conjunction with TSM server running on same Windows machine)
- Shared Memory (used in conjunction with TSM server running on same Windows machine)
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Notes:
- For information on which TSM client functions are supported on which hardware, see Function table
- The Web client requires the Java plugin that is included in JRE 5 or JRE 6. The client is supported when running in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browsers with the required plugin.
- Only 64-bit clients can be run on 64-bit machines.
- For information on running the TSM client in a virtual environment, see Virtual Machines.
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Version 5.5
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Hardware
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Operating System
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Communication Protocol
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32-bit: An x32 or compatible processor, or multi-processor based computer
IA64: Itanium processor supporting ACPI 2.0 64-bit fixed tables
x64: An AMD64 or EM64T processor or multi-processor based computer
Client installation requires:
128 MB RAM
800 MB disk space |
Backup/Archive client (including Web client) and API client require one of the following:
- Windows XP Professional, SP2 and higher
- Windows 2003 Server, all editions, all SPs supported**
- Windows 2003 Server R2, all editions (support for same features as in Windows 2003)**
- Citrix Presentation Server for Windows 2003 (x32 and x64)
- Windows Preinstallation Environments (Windows PE) (32-bit only) for recovery scenarios, as described in the Tivoli Field Guide (Use search term 7005028)
- Windows Vista, all editions (except Automated System Recovery (ASR)), all SPs supported***
- Windows 2008 Server and Windows 2008 Server Core, all editions (except Automated System Recovery (ASR). Support requires client level 5.5.0.4 or higher, all SPs supported
- Windows Server 2008 R2 , all editions (except Automated System Recovery (ASR), all SPs supported. Client level 5.5.2.12 or higher required.
- Windows 7, all editions (except Automated System Recovery (ASR)), all SPs supported. Client level 5.5.2.12 or higher required.
NOTE:
- The V5.5 TSM client can be used on a Hyper-V guest running an operating system supported by the V5.5 TSM client.
See Virtualization support page here.
**NOTES on Windows 2003 requirements:
- If you plan to back up System State or use Open File Support with the VSS snapshot provider, you must install Service Pack 1 (SP1) or higher Service Pack level, and you must install Microsoft hotfix roll-up packages 934016 (for COM+) and 940349 (for VSS). The hotfix roll-up packages can be found at Microsoft's support page http://support.microsoft.com.
- If you plan to use a 64-bit machine, apply the Microsoft hotfix for knowledge base article 908675. The hotfix is included in Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Windows 2003. In case you cannot apply the entire Service Pack this particular hotfix can be provided by Microsoft upon request. See details at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908675.
***NOTES on Windows Vista requirements:
- SP1 or higher is required to back up or restore System State with the VSS snapshot provider.
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One for the following, which are included in the base Windows product packages:
- TCP/IP (the only one used for Web client)
- Named Pipes (used in conjunction with TSM server running on same Windows machine)
- Shared Memory (used in conjunction with TSM server running on same Windows machine)
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Notes:
- For information on which TSM client functions are supported on which hardware, see Function table
- The Web client requires the Java plugin that is included in JRE 5 or 6 or 1.4.x (where x >= 1). The client is supported when running in Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browsers with the required plugin.
- Only 64-bit clients can be run on 64-bit machines.
- For information on running the TSM client in a virtual environment, see Virtual Machines.
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Version 5.4
Tivoli Storage Manager 5.4 is past End of Support (EOS). Link to the 5.4 Client EOS page:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21592672
Note: LAN-free client also requires IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for SAN (5608-SAN)
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Administrative
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Backup/Archive
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HSM
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API
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Command Line Interface
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Graphical User Interface
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Command Line Interface
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Web Browser Interface
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Graphical User Interface
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Command Line Interface
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User Interface
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