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Spectrum Protect for Databases

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Minimal Support for Oracle Linux and DP4Oracle

We have been requested to protect Oracle Databases running onOS: Oracle linux Server 7.8DB Server: Oracle Database 19c Enterprise Edition Release 19.0.0.0.0 opened a case in look for minimal support but is not available.Oracle says "Oracle Linux i...
about 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 2 Delivered

DP for Exchange still needs Organization Management right or your SR/PMR won't be supported

If you use DP for Exchange, you'll still need the Permission Organzation Management right, or you won't get 2nd-Level support from IBM.In large companies, like VW, it's not common that automation-users will get these rights. VW uses DP for Exchang...
almost 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 2 Delivered

Support for MS SQL 2016

We are starting to use MS SQL 2016.
over 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 1 Delivered

Ability to script Oracle TDP config with tdpoconf

Scripting capabilities is needed for tdpoconf in order to be able to do a "silent" (no user-interaction) installation of the Oracle TDP (without having to use utilities like expect or similar).The problem has been observed on linux, but might also...
about 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 2 Delivered

TSM support for MongoDB

Integration between full online and incremental backups of Mongo databases with TSM in a similar way as Oracle, DB2 or other databases supported by TSM do with Data Protection for Database. A
about 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 2 Delivered

TDP SQL Proxy Error on LEGCAY operations

The tdpsqlc Query SQL operation errors with an ANS1532E (RC5722) Proxy Rejected error even though the config is set for LEGACY backups/restores which do not use VSS and the proxy configuration.If the operation is using the LEGCAY method, then the ...
about 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 2 Delivered

Support for Microsoft SQL 2014 on TSM for databases 7.1

We need support for Support for Microsoft SQL 2014 on TSM for databases 7.1 The OS is Windows 2012R2
over 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 2 Delivered

TSM for DB support for Oracle 12c on AIX 7.1

Customer is upgrading Oracle to version 12c on AIX 7.1 64 bit. They use RMAN and TSM for DB to back up Oracle. They require support for this combination, which isn't in TSM for DB 7.1 per the support page.
over 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 2 Delivered

Using TDP under Windows with alternate dsm.opt (this was possible in the past)

We need to use TDP under Windows with alternate dsm.opt
over 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 3 Delivered

TDP SQL on Windows 2012R2

Please certify TDP-SQL on Windows2012R2 (till now only on Windows2012)
almost 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 4 Delivered