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IBM AIX requirements: IBM Storage Protect Client

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Problem

Hardware and software requirements for IBM Storage Protect AIX backup-archive client and API
 

Cause


 

Resolving The Problem

Hardware and Software Requirements

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Note: IBM Storage Protect backup-archive client support for third-party operating systems, applications, services, and hardware depend on the respective vendor. If a third-party product or version moves into extended support, self-service support, or end-of-life, IBM Storage Protect backup-archive client supports the product or version at the same level as the vendor. See also IBM Support General Guidelines and Limitations - IBM support for software on unsupported operating systems



 

Release 8.1

Note: The product now known as IBM Storage Protect was named IBM Spectrum Protect in levels earlier than 8.1.19. To learn more about the brand change, see IBM Spectrum brand change to IBM Storage.


Hardware
 
System
 
RS/6000 or System i or System p, or compatible hardware as supported by AIX.
For IBM PowerHA SystemMirror: One extra network adapter for each workstation.
Disk space 1.5 GB disk space required to install the client
Note: using the web user interface requires a minimum 4.4 GB disk space (preferred 9 GB disk space)
Memory No extra Random-Access Memory (RAM) required.
Note: using the web user interface requires a minimum 4 GB RAM (preferred 8 GB RAM)

Software
 
Communication protocol One of the following:
  • Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), which comes standard with AIX
  • Shared Memory Protocol (with AIX server only)
Note: The web backup-archive client requires TCP/IP
Operating system
  • AIX 7.1 TL0-TL3 (Supported in levels 8.1.0 - 8.1.10)
    AIX 7.1 TL4 or later fix pack levels
  • AIX 7.2 or later fix pack levels (64-bit kernel)
  • AIX 7.3 or later fix pack levels (64-bit kernel) (Beginning with 8.1.15)
APAR IT35286: Because of security fixes, the operating levels AIX 7.1 TL0-TL3 (xlc.rte < 13.0) are not longer supported by IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client 8.1.11 and later levels.
File system
  • Journaled file system (JFS)
  • JFS2
  • JFS2 NFSv4
  • VERITAS file system (VxFS) 6.1
  • IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2.1 or later fix pack
  • IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2.2 or later fix pack
  • IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2.3 or later fix pack (Beginning with 8.1.2)
  • IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.0 or later fix pack (Beginning with 8.1.4)
  • IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.1 or later fix pack (Beginning with 8.1.6)
  • IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.2 or later fix pack (Beginning with 8.1.6)
  • IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.3 or later fix pack (Beginning with 8.1.7)
  • IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.4 or later fix pack (Beginning with 8.1.8)
  • IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.5 or later fix pack (Beginning with 8.1.9)
  • IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.0 or later fix pack (Beginning with 8.1.10)
  • IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.1 or later fix pack (Beginning with 8.1.12)
  • IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.2.1 or later fix pack (Beginning with 8.1.13)
  • IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.3 or later fix pack (Beginning with 8.1.15)
  • IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.4 or later fix pack (Beginning with 8.1.15)
  • IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.5 or later fix pack (Beginning with 8.1.15)
  • IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.6 or later fix pack (Beginning with 8.1.17)
  • IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.7 or later fix pack (Beginning with 8.1.19)
  • IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.8 or later fix pack (Beginning with 8.1.19)
  • IBM Spectrum Scale 5.1.9 or later fix pack (Beginning with 8.1.21)
For more information, see: File system and ACL support

More Software
 
Required file sets: xlC.rte (xlC.rte.11.1.0.0 or later), see file set information for: xlC.rte
Note: You can also search the IBM support portal for the files at: https://www.ibm.com/support/home/
The Java GUI and web backup-archive client require Java: JRE 7 or JRE 8
Note:
  • Backup-archive client 8.1.0: web client is supported when it is running in a Mozilla Firefox browser.
  • Backup-archive client 8.1.2-8.1.8.x: you can no longer use the web client to connect to the IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.2 or later 8.1 server or the 7.1.8 or later 7.1 server. For more information, see Using the web client in the new security environment
  • Backup-archive client 8.1.9 and later: a new web user interface is supported when it is running in a Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome browsers.
    Note: The web user interface requires the IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.2 or later 8.1 server or the 7.1.8 or later 7.1 server.
IBM Spectrum Scale - Scale Out backup and restore (SOBAR) supported.
  • On IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2.3, you need at least IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2.3.5 fix pack level.
  • Installation of IBM Spectrum Protect™ backup-archive client and IBM Spectrum Protect™ for Space Management client in the same (matching) release level is required.
  • For IBM Spectrum Protect™ for Space Management client requirements, see: IBM AIX requirements: IBM Storage Protect for Space Management
The function mmbackup in the IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.4 or earlier does not work in combination with the IBM Spectrum Protect backup-archive client 8.1.10. For IBM Spectrum Scale 5.0.4, see APAR IJ22017,  for IBM Spectrum Scale 4.2.3 see APAR IJ22035.
The IBM Global Security Kit (GSKit) provides libraries and utilities for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or the Transport Layer Security (TLS) communication, which is used by IBM Spectrum Protect product components. The GSKit levels included in IBM Spectrum Protect are listed in GSKit levels distributed by IBM Spectrum Protect



 

End of Support (EOS) releases


 

Note:

  • The LAN-free client also requires IBM Storage Protect for Storage Area Networks (5608-SAN).
  • The NDMP client also requires IBM Storage Protect Extended Edition (5608-ISX).
  • The image backup feature supports disks with sector sizes of 512 bytes. Image backup does not support disks with other sector sizes, such as 4,096 bytes.



 

Client Components Offered

Administrative Backup-archive client Space Management client API
Command line interface Graphical user interface Command line interface Web browser interface Graphical user interface
(Beginning with 7.1.1)
Command line interface Interface



 

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Product Synonym

IBM Spectrum Protect;

Document Information

Modified date:
13 December 2023

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