System requirements, System, Requirements – IBM TIVOLI SC32-0129-00 User Manual
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System
Requirements
To
use
LAN-free
data
movement,
configure
the
following
components
at
the
latest
available
software
levels.
v
Your
SAN
configuration
must
meet
the
applicable
hardware
and
software
requirements
(see
v
TCP/IP
is
required
for
communication
among
the
Tivoli
Storage
Manager
server,
the
client,
and
the
storage
agent.
v
An
IBM
Tivoli
Storage
Manager
server
that
has
a
license
for
LAN-free
operations
(Version
5.4
or
later).
To
ensure
compatibility
between
the
server
and
the
storage
agent,
check
the
Tivoli
Web
site
at
for
maintenance
level
requirements
and
download
the
latest
Fix
Pack
Level.
The
Tivoli
Storage
Manager
servers
for
the
z/OS,
OS/390,
AIX,
HP-UX,
Linux,
Sun
Solaris,
and
Windows
operating
systems
support
LAN-free
data
movement.
Note
that
the
Tivoli
Storage
Manager
server
supports
storage
agents
at
the
same
version,
release,
and
modification
level,
plus
up
to
two
modification
levels
earlier.
Suppose
in
the
future
IBM
released
Version
5.4.3
of
the
Tivoli
Storage
Manager
server.
It
would
support
storage
agents
at
the
Version
5.4.3,
Version
5.4.2,
and
Version
5.4.1
levels.
Note
that
this
Tivoli
Storage
Manager
Version
5.4.3
server
example
is
an
example
only
and
is
neither
a
promise
nor
guarantee
that
such
a
version
will
be
released.
This
compatibility
is
subject
to
change
at
IBM’s
discretion.
Review
the
readme
for
a
given
server
level
for
the
latest
information
related
to
compatibility.
Tivoli
Storage
Manager
Version
5.4.0
servers
will
also
support
Version
5.3.4
and
Version
5.3.5
storage
agents.
v
In
order
for
storage
agents
to
access
volumes
from
a
storage
pool
that
utilizes
3592
generation
2
drive
encryption,
both
the
storage
agent
and
its
server
must
be
at
a
level
that
supports
drive
encryption
(Version
5.3.4.0
or
higher).
v
A
Tivoli
Storage
Manager
client
or
a
Tivoli
Storage
Manager
data
protection
application
client.
Client
software
must
be
installed
on
a
client
system
(check
for
the
clients
that
are
currently
supporting
LAN-free
data
movement).
File
library
sharing
support
requires
that
the
storage
agent
be
at
the
5.4
level.
v
When
using
the
Tivoli
Storage
Manager
application
programming
interface
(API)
or
the
application
client,
the
API
software
must
be
at
version
5.2
or
higher.
You
can
obtain
the
API
by
downloading
the
latest
version
of
the
backup-archive
client
for
AIX
from
the
Web
site
at
v
If
you
are
sharing
disk
storage,
Tivoli
SANergy
or
IBM
TotalStorage
SAN
File
System
must
be
installed.
Tivoli
SANergy
version
3.2.13
is
included
with
the
storage
agent
media.
Note
that
the
use
of
the
Tivoli
SANergy
components
included
with
the
IBM
Tivoli
Storage
Manager
for
Storage
Area
Networks
product
is
limited
to
use
to
enable
LAN-free
backup
and
restore
to
disk
in
conjunction
with
your
licensed
use
of
the
IBM
Tivoli
Storage
Manager
for
Storage
Area
Networks
product.
For
current
information
about
supported
file-sharing
software,
see
Note:
If
you
are
sharing
only
tape
devices,
file-sharing
software
is
not
required.
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IBM
Tivoli
Storage
Manager
for
SAN
for
AIX:
Storage
Agent
User’s
Guide
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