Preventive Service Planning
Abstract
This document answers the frequently asked question "What product version does IBM recommend?" for the Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange and Data Protection for Domino clients.
Content
Recommendations
- Apply the latest Fix Pack, unless an interim fix is needed.
- Apply an interim fix only if it includes a needed fix for which no circumvention is available.
- Same level roll-out
Other Information and Recommendations
- See the Tivoli maintenance and release strategy for general information about Tivoli's maintenance cycle.
- Check the IBM Spectrum Protect and/or Tivoli Storage Manager for Mail product support page on a monthly basis for the latest information. There is also a link to My Support, where you can subscribe to regular email updates of interest.
- Subscribe to the ADSM-L list server. This is a Tivoli Storage Manager user community with a large body of collective "real world" knowledge.
Subscribe to the list server by sending an email to the following e-mail address:
[email protected]
The body of the message must contain the following:
SUBSCRIBE ADSM-L yourfirstname yourlastname
The list server will send a response asking to confirm the subscription request. Once confirmed, the list server will send further instructions. To post messages to the list server, send an e-mail to:
[email protected]
To unsubscribe from ADSM-L, send a note to the following e-mail address:
[email protected]
The body of the message must contain the following:
SIGNOFF ADSM-L
The ADSM-L archives can be searched for existing information.
ADSM-L is maintained by Marist College. ADSM-L is not affiliated with IBM. Because this is not an official IBM support channel, contact IBM Technical Support if a response is required specifically from IBM.
IMPORTANT NOTE: ADSM-L is a very useful source of information about Tivoli Storage Manager, but IBM does not verify the content of the ADSM-L list server. Consumers of any information obtained from ADSM-L (or any other information source) are responsible for verifying the correctness and applicability of that information to their environment, before implementing any changes based on that information.
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Product Synonym
TSM
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Modified date:
17 June 2018
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