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Spectrum Protect (formerly TSM "Tivoli Storage Manager") lets you back up and restore files to and from your server machine, or over the MIT network, to a secure server that IS&T manages.
How to Obtain
Licensing
Spectrum Protect is available to MIT students, faculty, and staff for use on server machines only.
Download
Spectrum Protect accepts new registrations for server machine backups only. To back up your desktop or laptop, download and register for a CrashPlan account.
Installation
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Register for a Spectrum Protect account
An email will be sent to you with your nodename, password, and server address. These three items are needed when installing the client software. - Installation
- Basic Configuration
- Advanced Configurration
- Uninstall
Using
About this Version
Spectrum Protect 8.1 is a backup/archive client from IBM.
System requirements
Notes: Time Machine backup data is excluded from Spectrum Protect backup. IS&T does not support Time Machine at this time.
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Processor: Intel-based Mac
- NOTE: As of 5/2021 IBM does NOT yet support Apple silicon based Macs using translation mechanism Rosetta 2
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Operating systems supported by IBM
- OSX 11
- OSX 10.15
- OSX 10.14
- Memory: No additional RAM is required for product installation. RAM requirements for running the product vary widely and depend on your environment, configuration, and tasks that you perform. Additional RAM might be required to run the product.
- Disk space: 500 MB
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Additional requirements:
- Java is only required for the GUI client
- MITnet connection
- Nodename and password. Register online or contact the Service Desk to register for Spectrum Protect service.
- MIT account (SAP cost object) or MIT student ID
- Vendor page: See the full list of requirements