It's my opinion that they could have done a better job of choosing which distros and kernels to offer out. My first choice would have been a recent SuSE professional (not the $600 enterprise version) distribution instead of Redhat 7.2 with an antiquated kernel that will not run on their X-series hardware. Otherwise, they could have picked a newer Redhat release. I'm using the SuSE enterprise 7 now on an X345 but that wasn't trivial to get up and running, either. SuSE is far less proprietary in their kernels than Redhat and I think it's really a shame that the only non-enterprise choice was Redhat 7.2. I've got it working (RH72), but it's not pretty and the SCSI support really doesn't work satisfactorily.
Mitch Geert De Pecker wrote: > Alex, > > I had the same problem and was very amazed that IBM, which I consider > as a BIG linux promotor, does not maintain the tivoli for linux on an > acceptable level. > > We had to go back to the specified kernel to get the scsi utilities > working (IBMtape, tsmscsi). > > After trying with 8.0, we finally went back to the RH7.3 with the > 2.4.9-31smp kernel. > > Big joke: that kernel did not recognize the ethernet card from the IBM > X225 !!!! I ended with inserting an intel card. > > As this kernel version seems to work with the drives and library, I plan > to stick onto this one and hope IBM will soon release a better version. > > Regards, > > Geert > > On Thu, 2003-06-12 at 16:04, Alexander Lazarevich wrote: > > Regarding TSM 5.1 Extended on RedHat Linux 9.0: > > > > When I read in the manual for TSM install, it said that TSM requires the > > 2.4.9-31(smp) kernel. I figured that meant that kernel or newer. Boy was I > > wrong. I'm trying to install drivers for my Overland library and drives, > > and it's giving me the: "The supported kernel levels are 2.4.9-31..." > > > > I assume others have hit this problem, and I'm curious what they've > > done? > > > > 1) Run a totally different OS? > > - AIX? Does TSM have any kernel problems with device drivers for Overland > > Neo 4100 Series libraries and Drives? Windows? > > - Windows 2000 Server? or just 2000 Pro? Anyone have a good experience > > with putting TSM 5.1 on Windows platform? (other than the usual windows > > troubles) > > > > 2) Run the old 2.4.9-31 kernel? Doesn't this leave your system vulnerable? > > And don't other rpm's require certain kernel levels? So if you kept using > > 2.4.9-31 kernel then you'd have a problem running other rpm's? What if we > > purchase RedHat Enterprise Linux? Will that platform run the 2.4.9-31 > > kernel reliably? > > > > 3) Some other solution? Recompile the new kernels with support for the > > device drivers? > > > > Please feel free to enter any input. I think we are willing to move to any > > other option, whatever is the best. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Alex > > --- --- > > Alex Lazarevich | Systems Administrator | Imaging Technology Group > > Beckman Institute - University of Illinois > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (217)244-1565 | www.itg.uiuc.edu > > --- --- > >
