Hi Arnaud, IBM plans to provide a migration path for customer to transition from BE--->LE.
Will this help? Del --------------------------------------------------- "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 02/10/2017 09:21:55 AM: > From: PAC Brion Arnaud <arnaud.br...@panalpina.com> > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Date: 02/10/2017 09:22 AM > Subject: Re: Availability for Spectrum Protect 8.1 server software > for Linux on power system > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> > > Del, > > Again, thanks for your feedback ! > > Unfortunately this is a nightmare scenario for us : we have almost > no other platform choice than a Power Linux machine for our upcoming > Spectrum Protect project, because our management (despite my > warnings not to do so) decided that the target storage for backups > would be an EMC Isilon, that connects to the TSM server using NFS mounts. > AIX is not an option, as its implementation of NFS protocol is not > efficient enough, and Linux on X86 platform neither is, due to its > much lower I/O capabilities (we are speaking of an environment > supposed to ingest 35 TB /day/server, making use only of > deduplicated directory-container storage pools ...) > For now, the Isilon storage has already been delivered, and we end > with a setup able to run TSM 7.1.X properly, but with no options > anymore to upgrade to Spectrum protect 8.1 and higher. > Of course, at the time were the decision had been taken to make use > of Isilon storage (end of December 2016), none of our consultants at > IBM had been able to pinpoint such an issue ... > > This is really, really bad :-( > > Cheers. > > Arnaud > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On > Behalf Of Del Hoobler > Sent: Friday, February 10, 2017 1:24 PM > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: Availability for Spectrum Protect 8.1 server software > for Linux on power system > > Hi Arnaud, > > As a general IBM statement, Linux on Power is transitioning from Big > Endian to Little Endian. This has been underway for a few years. Here are > a few blogs from IBM when this started a few years ago: > > https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/ > fe313521-2e95-46f2-817d-44a4f27eba32/entry/ > just_the_faqs_about_little_endian?lang=en > https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/ > fe313521-2e95-46f2-817d-44a4f27eba32/entry/ > More_FAQs_about_Little_Endian_An_Update?lang=en > > This means that applications for Linux on Power are also transitioning > from Big Endian to Little Endian, including Spectrum Protect. > > Spectrum Protect 7.1 supports Linux on Power Big Endian, but Spectrum > Protect 8.1 does not. Spectrum Protect 8.1 is targeted to add support for > Linux on Power Little Endian in the 1H of this year. > > > Del > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 02/09/2017 > 03:24:30 AM: > > > From: PAC Brion Arnaud <arnaud.br...@panalpina.com> > > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > > Date: 02/09/2017 03:26 AM > > Subject: Re: Availability for Spectrum Protect 8.1 server software > > for Linux on power system > > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> > > > > Hi Del, > > > > Thanks a lot too, for what I would call "conflictual" information ... > > Do you have any link available that would confirm your saying ? > > For us it is paramount to have a guaranteed information, as we are > > about to buy a machine, which MUST be the right one ! > > > > And, if I may ask : from this page http://www-01.ibm.com/support/ > > docview.wss?uid=swg21108042 it seems that the 7.1.1 version of TSM > > server for Linux on Power is built for Big Endian. In that case why > > would IBM be willing to deliver the next version only for Little > > Endian ? This looks totally inconsistent to my eyes > > > > Cheers. > > > > Arnaud > > > > > ****************************************************************************************************************************** > > Backup and Recovery Systems Administrator > > Panalpina Management Ltd., Basle, Switzerland, > > CIT Department Viadukstrasse 42, P.O. Box 4002 Basel/CH > > Phone: +41 (61) 226 11 11, FAX: +41 (61) 226 17 01 > > Direct: +41 (61) 226 19 78 > > e-mail: arnaud.br...@panalpina.com > > This electronic message transmission contains information from > > Panalpina and is confidential or privileged. This information is > > intended only for the person (s) named above. If you are not the > > intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use or > > any other action based on the contents of this information is > > strictly prohibited. > > > > If you receive this electronic transmission in error, please notify > > the sender by e-mail, telephone or fax at the numbers listed above. > Thank you. > > > ****************************************************************************************************************************** > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On > > Behalf Of Del Hoobler > > Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2017 3:03 PM > > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > > Subject: Re: Availability for Spectrum Protect 8.1 server software > > for Linux on power system > > > > IBM is a planning a pLinux (Little Endian) Spectrum Protect server in > the > > 1H of this year. > > > > > > Del > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 02/08/2017 > > 08:56:39 AM: > > > > > From: PAC Brion Arnaud <arnaud.br...@panalpina.com> > > > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > > > Date: 02/08/2017 08:58 AM > > > Subject: Re: Availability for Spectrum Protect 8.1 server software > > > for Linux on power system > > > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> > > > > > > Hi Anders, > > > > > > Thanks a lot for fast feedback ! > > > This will for sure ruin our plans for a cheaper environment :-( > > > > > > Best regards. > > > > > > Arnaud > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On > > > Behalf Of Anders Räntilä > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2017 2:26 PM > > > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > > > Subject: Re: Availability for Spectrum Protect 8.1 server software > > > for Linux on power system > > > > > > http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEQVQ_8.1.0/srv.common/ > > > r_techchg_srv_opsys_810.html > > > > > > Support for the following operating systems is discontinued: > > > > > > HP-UX > > > Linux on Power SystemsT (big endian) > > > Oracle Solaris > > > > > > /Anders Räntilä > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU] On > > > Behalf Of PAC Brion Arnaud > > > Sent: den 8 februari 2017 14:18 > > > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > > > Subject: [ADSM-L] Availability for Spectrum Protect 8.1 server > > > software for Linux on power system > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > We are planning for a migration of our current TSM environment to > > > Spectrum Protect 8.1 instances, which are deemed to be running on a > > > Power Linux machine (Power S824L). > > > I'm however unable to find the corresponding server software on IBM > > > passport advantage site ... The latest version available for > > > download for such a platform is TSM 7.1.1, as well as a maintenance > > > level 7.1.7. > > > Does anyone have knowledge on if SP 8.1 for Power Linux is available > > > somewhere, or on its release date if still not existing ? > > > > > > Thanks a lot for any feedback ! > > > > > > Cheers. > > > > > > Arnaud > > > > > > > > > ****************************************************************************************************************************** > > > Backup and Recovery Systems Administrator > > > Panalpina Management Ltd., Basle, Switzerland, > > > CIT Department Viadukstrasse 42, P.O. Box 4002 Basel/CH > > > Phone: +41 (61) 226 11 11, FAX: +41 (61) 226 17 01 > > > Direct: +41 (61) 226 19 78 > > > e-mail: arnaud.br...@panalpina.com<mailto:arnaud.br...@panalpina.com > > > > This electronic message transmission contains information from > > > Panalpina and is confidential or privileged. This information is > > > intended only for the person (s) named above. If you are not the > > > intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use or > > > any other action based on the contents of this information is > > > strictly prohibited. > > > > > > If you receive this electronic transmission in error, please notify > > > the sender by e-mail, telephone or fax at the numbers listed above. > > Thank you. > > > > > > ****************************************************************************************************************************** > > > > > >
