Hi Harry, Tape support for Ubuntu is supported by the IBM Spectrum Protect server as of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS ONLY for both Linux on x86_64 and Linux on POWER LE. Currently Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is not supported at all (neither for disk only environments nor tape).
All the best, Angelique Budaya "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 04/26/2021 01:31:40 AM: > From: Harry Redl <harry_r...@yahoo.com> > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Date: 04/26/2021 01:32 AM > Subject: [EXTERNAL] [ADSM-L] ISP and Ubuntu support - tapes > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> > > Hello all, > > I am in the process of planning the upgrade of customers ISP environment > (8.1.6 running on CEntOS 6.x). As the customer is mostly Debian based, > they would consider moving their server(s) to Ubuntu. > As far as I know - years ago IBM started to support the Ubuntu for the > server with disk-environments only. > > Looking at the IBM page I can see the limitation is still there for > Linux on POWER LE, but not for x86_64 > > https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/overview-ibm-spectrum-protect- > supported-operating-systems#Linux%20x86_64_0 > > Does that mean the server is supported on Ubuntu with tapes? Is there > anyone out there really using it? > > Another question is - I feel a slight difference in "RHEL 7.6 and later > ..." (like RHEL 7.7 is "later", therefore supported) and "Ubuntu 16.04.2 > LTS and all updates ...." (like "16.04.3" - if there is any - is OK, but > not 20.04 LTS as it is not the same level) - is it meant this way or the > Ubuntu server 20.04 LTS (with updates) is supported as well? > > > Thanks > > Harry Redl >
