IBM Product
IBM Storage Protect
IBM Storage Protect is an IBM product filed under Storage Management Software. Lifecycle: versioned, 14 versions listed, latest 8.2.0 (5 Dec 2025).
Releases and Lifecycle
All IBM productsRelease and support dates as published by IBM; dates within the next 12 months are highlighted, past dates dimmed. Retrieved 2026-10-14.
IBM Storage Protect 14 versions
Earlier names: Tivoli Storage Manager and IBM Spectrum Protect.
| Version | Released | End of sale | End of standard support | End of extended support | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.2.0Support Cycle-5 (IBM policy code SC-5) | – | – | – | [1] | |
| 8.1.xSupport Cycle-5 (IBM policy code SC-5) | – | – | – | [1] | |
| 7.1.x (IBM Spectrum Protect)Support Cycle-5 (IBM policy code SC-5) | – | [1] | |||
| 7.1.x (Tivoli Storage Manager)Enhanced (IBM policy code E) | – | [1] | |||
| 6.4.xEnhanced (IBM policy code E) | [1] | ||||
| 6.3.xEnhanced (IBM policy code E) | [1] | ||||
| 6.2.xEnhanced (IBM policy code E) | [1] | ||||
| 6.1.xEnhanced (IBM policy code E) | [1] | ||||
| 5.5.xEnhanced (IBM policy code E) | [1] | ||||
| 5.4.xEnhanced (IBM policy code E) | [1] | ||||
| 5.3.xStandard (IBM policy code S) | – | [1] | |||
| 5.2.xStandard (IBM policy code S) | – | [1] | |||
| 5.1.xStandard (IBM policy code S) | – | [1] | |||
| 4.2.xStandard (IBM policy code S) | – | [1] |
Lifecycle Policy
- Enhanced. IBM provides defect and non-defect support for at least five years from general availability, with optional support extensions of at least three further years for an extra charge. [6]
- Standard. IBM provides defect and non-defect support for at least three years from general availability, with optional support extensions of at least two further years for an extra charge. [6]
- Support Cycle-5. Support Cycle provides defect and non-defect support for at least five years from general availability; Extended Support may be purchased for up to four further years. [6]
Sources 1
- IBM Product Lifecycle List (CSV) retrieved 2026-10-13