Hi Steve,

No. IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1 currently only supports SM2T "full" backups.


Del

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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 02/07/2017 
08:40:27 AM:

> From: "Schaub, Steve" <Steve_Schaub AT BCBST DOT COM>
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Date: 02/07/2017 08:41 AM
> Subject: Re: docs for 8.1 client & NAS
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> 
> I will check that out, but that sounds like SnapDiff.  My 
> understanding is that the new CDOT now supports an incremental style
> SM2TAPE backup, which has been a block-level full backup at the 
> volume level.  I was looking for information on whether 8.1 supportså
> this new feature?
> Thanks,
> -steve
> 
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> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On 
> Behalf Of Zoltan Forray
> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2017 4:01 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] docs for 8.1 client & NAS
> 
> In the "*IBM Spectrum Protect for Windows Backup-Archive Clients 
> Version 8.1.0*" book, there is a section titled "*Configuring NetApp
> and IBM Spectrum Protect for snapshot difference incremental 
> backups". *Is that what you are looking for?
> 
> On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 3:26 PM, Schaub, Steve <Steve_Schaub AT bcbst DOT com>
> wrote:
> 
> > No luck so far finding anything about using the 8.1 client, 
> > specifically with NetApp SnapDiff & SnapMirror2Tape.
> > I was hoping to find support the new CDOT SM2Tape incremental feature.
> > Anyone know where to look?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Steve Schaub
> > Systems Engineer II, Backup/Recovery
> > Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee
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