IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Server Readme
Version 5, Release 5, Modification 0.3
ATTENTION
This is an interim fix (patch) level 5.5.0.3.
It is intended to provide relief for critical problems where a local circumvention is unavailable.
A limited amount of testing has been done to verify the fixes. Consequently, we strongly recommend that you perform additional
testing before putting the package into a production environment.
These fixes will be tested further by IBM Tivoli Storage Management and included in the next Maintenance/Fix
Pack Level.
Contents
Fix history
System requirements
Supported hardware
Getting started
Updates, limitations, and known problems
Updates for previous levels
Notices and Trademarks
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Interim Fix (patch) level 5.5.0.3 supersedes any 5.5.0.x level previously available. Continued stress testing revealed issues that we wanted to address as quickly as possible and to prevent confusion a new patch level (5.5.0.3) was selected to address the issues. All APAR fixes previously scheduled to be delivered in 5.5.0.2 have been delivered in the 5.5.0.3 level of the Tivoli Storage Manager Server.
View server APARs fixed in Level 5.5.0.3.See the Tivoli Storage Manager server requirements web site for
information on system requirements.
Supported hardware
See the Tivoli Storage Manager supported devices web sites for information on supported devices and hardware.
AIX, HP, Sun, and Windows
Linux
For information on installing this interim fix, see the Tivoli Storage Manager Installation Guide for your operating system. Installation Guides are available in the Tivoli Information Center.
Installation instructions are available in the Appendix titled "Applying IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Updates."
For Windows systems, refer to the section "Installing Tivoli Storage Manager" in Chapter 1. Interim fix packages are installed the same way that base release packages are. Leave the license and any language packages installed from the previous installation. You do not need to reinstall them for fix packs or interim fixes.
Updates, limitations, and known problems
Publication updates, limitations, and known problems are documented in the form of individual technotes in the Support knowledge base. These are available at the Tivoli Storage Manager Product Support web site. As problems are discovered and resolved, the IBM Support team updates the knowledge base. By searching the knowledge base, you can quickly find workarounds, solutions to problems, and updates for the product documentation.
Any updates or known limitations for the 5.5.0.3 interim fix will appear in the 5.5.0 links below.
Updates
Limitations and known problems
Readmes and Release Notes for previous levels of the Tivoli Storage
Manager server are available in the Tivoli Storage Manager
Information Center.
Search under "Storage Manager previous versions."
Where to find documentation
Publications for Tivoli Storage Manager are available in the Tivoli
Storage Manager Information Center. Documentation is available in PDF or HTML
formats, or in most cases
both.
To use the PDF format, you can obtain the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
To install Adobe Acrobat Reader on your platform, run the appropriate installation file, and follow the
online installation instructions.
You can also visit the Tivoli Storage Manager product support web
site for flashes (alerts from technical support), client requirements, server
requirements, supported devices, manuals, and downloads. Search problem reports and other service information for topics of interest. Register at the
site to use "My support" to create a customized support page for your use.
Getting help
To receive technical support for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, contact your administrator. This should be your first step when having problems with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager. Your administrator will know how to contact IBM for Technical Support on your behalf.
Use the Problem Determination Guide to look for a solution to the problem, or for recommended documentation to collect for use when
talking with support. For the latest information about IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, visit the
Tivoli Storage Manager product support web site.
To participate in user discussions of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, subscribe to an Internet listserv forum. This is not officially
supported by IBM, but IBM support people do participate in the discussions, along with other users. You can subscribe by sending a note to listserv@vm.marist.edu that
contains the following command in the message body:
SUBSCRIBE ADSM-L yourfirstname yourlastname
Posts can then be sent to: adsm-l@vm.marist.edu.
Trademarks
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trademark information page.