Oracle Solaris SPARC requirements: IBM Storage Protect Client

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Hardware and software requirements for IBM Storage Protect Solaris SPARC API.

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Hardware and Software Requirements

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Release 8.1
End of Support (EOS) releases
Client Components Offered

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

Attention: only the Oracle Solaris SPARC API is delivered in 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	SPARC system (sun4u or sun4v or equivalent)
Disk Space	400 MB disk space is required to install the client
Memory	No extra Random-Access Memory (RAM) is required for product installation. RAM requirements for running the product vary widely and depend on your environment, configuration, and tasks that you perform. More RAM might be required to run the product.
Software
Communication Protocol	Transmission Control Protocol and Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), which comes standard with Solaris
Operating system	Solaris 10 (64 bit) update 1 or later updates Solaris 11 (64 bit) or later updates
File system	For supported file systems, see: File system and ACL support
More Software
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End of Support (EOS) releases

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)
Release 6.3 is past End of Support (EOS). See for Client V6.3:
- EOS page: Tivoli Storage Manager 6.3 and Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager 3.1 End of Support 30 April 2017
- Requirements web page: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client Requirements for V6.3, which is past End-of-Support (EOS)
Release 6.2 is past End of Support (EOS). See for Client V6.2:
- EOS page: Tivoli Storage Manager 6.2 End of Support 30 April 2015
- Requirements web page: Tivoli Storage Manager Client Requirements for V6.2, which is past End-of-Support (EOS)
Release 6.1 is past End of Support (EOS). See for Client V6.1:
- EOS page: Tivoli Storage Manager 5.5 and 6.1 EOS 30 April 2014
- Requirements web page: Tivoli Storage Manager Client Requirements for V6.1, which is past End-of-Support (EOS)

NOTE: The LAN-free client also requires IBM Storage Protect for Storage Area Networks (5608-SAN).

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	Command line interface	Interface
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Related Information

IBM Storage Protect Downloads - Latest Fix Packs and interim fixes

Overview - IBM Spectrum Protect Supported Operating Systems

IBM Support Overview - Tivoli Storage Manager Supported Operating Systems

Product Synonym

IBM Spectrum Protect;

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15 September 2023

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