Bob, the issue of 'it won't work' doesn't preclude you from trying it! It should work since the platforms are both UNIX (handling tape read/write sim.).
Otherwise you'd unloaddb to a file and then move the file to the new platform -- maybe preferable anyway to re-optimize the database... Steffan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Smith, Bob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 12:51 AM Subject: Server Migration - AIX to HP > Has anyone successfully moved a TSM server from one platform to another, > copying the database via BACKUP DB and RESTORE DB commands? We are looking > at moving from AIX (RS-6000) to HP (N-Class) in this way, but IBM are > suggesting that this won't work as the TSM database might be > platform-dependent. They suggest using export/import for the all the nodes, > but we have 23 Tb of backup data so that would be impossible. IBM 3494 with > 3590E drives is used to hold the data. > > Thanks > > Bob Smith - Core Infrastructure EMEA > EDS UK c/o Rolls-Royce plc, Derby UK > tel: 01332 522029 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - EDS userid LZTZ3V
