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IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.11, Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.7, Spectrum Copy Data Management 2.2.12

Deliver enhanced container, workload, and cloud support.

This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on November 20, 2020 at 2:07 pm

IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.11, IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.7, and IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management 2.2.12 deliver enhanced container, workload, and cloud support

Spectrum Protect 8.1.11:

  • Expands cloud choices by enabling clients to store backup data and IBM Spectrum Protect database backups in Google Cloud Storage (GCS)
  • Opens Spectrum Protect storage to modern applications by enabling Amazon S3 capable applications to store directly to the Spectrum Protect data repository
  • Adds Spectrum Protect Snapshot support for hardware snapshot functionality in FlashSystems 9200 HyperSwap Unix and Linux configurations
  • Provides the ability to create a second copy of the backup repository and store it on tape for air gap protection vs. cyberattacks
  • Updates Spectrum Protect for Enterprise Resource Planning SAP certification and adds support for Backint for SAP HANA interface (HANA-BRINT 1.5)

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.7:

  • Introduces support for Red Hat OpenShift
  • Offers enhanced overall Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes support by adding protection for clusters and Kubernetes metadata saved in etcd
  • Provides the ability to recover Kubernetes and OpenShift workloads in alternate locations
  • Provides the ability to recover data (persistent volume claims) and metadata saved in etcd in the event of a disaster
  • Containerizes the Spectrum Protect Plus Server and provides a Red Hat Operator to enable deployment in OpenShift environments
  • Expands Container Storage Interface (CSI) driver support to include support and OpenShift Container Storage (OCS) Ceph RADOS Block Devices (RBD)
  • Enhances Windows file system support with performance and scalability improvements

IBM Copy Data Management 2.2.12:

  • Adds support for Oracle Automatic Storage Management Cluster File System on AIX
  • Adds performance improvements for supported company’s devices
  • Adds support for Purity CloudSnap and Purity ActiveCluster for Pure Storage
  • Adds support for HPE Nimble Storage

In Software Announcement 220-277, dated June 9, 2020, support for Oracle databases running on Oracle ACFS was erroneously announced as a feature of Spectrum Protect and Spectrum Protect Plus. It is only a feature of IBM Copy Data Management.

Planned availability date: November 20, 2020

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