I completely agree with Anders, I would not run production on a non supported distribution, for me it doesn't even matter it if works or not because if IBM doesn't support it how can I as the one who implements it? Support is a chain that must go all the way down to development. Cost is an absurd argument looking at the total cost and importance of the platform, I think standardization might be a better argument but still, I wouldn't use it.
I would recommend running the backup solution on a different platform/distribution with a different patching regime so that patch issues don't hit the backup platform as well, for this reason we normally run the SLES distribution for the backup solution in Windows environments and we do the upgrades. Extremely solid platform, especially since very little mess with it. On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 5:50 PM, Anders Räntilä <and...@rantila.com> wrote: > Regarding TSM server on Centos, or other unsupported platforms > ------------------------------------------------------------ > -------------------- > > For a backup installation you need: > > - hardware for a small fortune > - software licenses for a big fortune > - Installation and configuration work - a lot of hours > - Education which costs money > > The goal with the project is to be able to get the data back if it is > lost. It is essential that you have support when you can't get the data > back because of technical (or human) problems. > > The cost of a RedHat license is a very, very small fraction of the > overall cost of the project. You can perhaps save 1% of the project cost > by using a "free" operating system. > The downside is that you are on your own when "the sh*t hits the fan". I > personally think it is very well spent money to buy a RedHat license for > the TSM server. > > If you are doing lab/test/training then Centos works fine, but a > production environment should have a supported platform. > > Best Regards > Anders Räntilä > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > RÄNKAB - Räntilä Konsult AB > Klippingvägen 23 > SE-196 32 Kungsängen > Sweden > > Email: and...@rantila.com > Phone: +46 701 489 431 > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >
