Readme file: Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management V6.1.5

The IBM® Tivoli® Storage Manager Space Management for Solaris 6.1.5 fix pack is available. A description of the offering is provided, along with links to installation resources.

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Description

The Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management for UNIX and Linux client, also known as Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM), migrates files from your local file system to storage, and recalls them either automatically or selectively. Migrating files to a distributed storage device frees space for new data on your local file system, and takes advantage of lower-cost storage resources that are available in your network environment.

The Tivoli Storage Manager 6.1.5 HSM clients contain APAR fixes (maintenance). For a list of the client APARs that are resolved in this fix pack, see APARs fixed in this fix pack.

Compatibility with earlier versions

For compatibility with earlier versions, see IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Server/Client Compatibility and Upgrade Considerations.

System requirements

For information about hardware and software compatibility, see the following detailed system requirements:

Solaris SPARC HSM Client Requirements

Installation information

This section contains information about warnings and installation instructions.

Be sure to first read the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager backup-archive client readme file for installation procedure and system requirements.

Before you begin, see the warning information in the following web page:

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management for Solaris Warnings

See the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management for UNIX and Linux Quick Start Guide for installation instructions and important links. The Quick Start Guide is available on your Quick Start DVD or download image.

For detailed installation instructions, see Installing the HSM for UNIX and Linux client in the Tivoli Storage Manager information center.

For the entire documentation library of all Tivoli Storage Manager products, including Tivoli Storage Manager publications in Portable Document Format (.pdf) that are readable with programs like Adobe Acrobat Reader, see the Tivoli Storage Manager information center on the web.

Updates and known problems

Documentation updates and known problems are documented in the form of tech notes in the Support knowledge base at IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management Support Portal. As problems are discovered and resolved, the IBM Support team updates the knowledge base. By searching the knowledge base, you can quickly find workarounds or solutions to problems.

For information about known problems and limitations, see the following tech note:

Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management for Solaris known problems and limitations

For information that was unavailable at the time of publication, documentation updates are available in the following tech doc:

Documentation updates for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management for UNIX and Linux User's Guide

Contacting IBM Support

IBM Support provides assistance with product defects. For more information about getting software support, see the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Space Management Support Portal.

Trademarks

For IBM trademark information, go to the IBM copyright and trademark information page.