Upgrade path for clients and servers
Tivoli Storage Manager clients and servers can be upgraded at different times. The combination of servers and clients that you deploy must be compatible with each other.- Considerations for migrating between processor architectures x32 and x64
When migrating between the Tivoli Storage Manager processor architectures (x32 and x64), there are some items that you need to consider for a successful migration from one architecture to another. - Additional upgrade information
When you upgrade a Tivoli Storage Manager client, there are additional things to consider before you use the new client software. 
Automatic backup-archive client deployment
The Tivoli Storage Manager server administrator can automatically deploy a backup-archive client to workstations that already have the backup-archive client installed.