Personally I would never consider a WinDoze solution. WinDoze does not have
a rich scripting environment like UNIX does. Using scripting I have been
able to:
* Increase the performance of my TSM server
* Improve reclamation efficiency
* Created a menu driven program to aid the day-to-day maintenance
* Monitor TSM for problems with notification via web pages, email and pager
* Store useful information in the TSM DB such as:
- Number of cleaning cartridges in library
- Number of cleaning cycles remaining on those cartridges
- Number of times each tape drive was cleaned in the last 24 hours
(excessive cleaning could point to a problem)
* etc, etc
A WinDoze environment is just too limiting an environment. You have TSM on
AIX experience, so I would not change without a very compelling reason.
Also TSM on AIX means that one vendor supports the hardware, OS and
application. Any problem arising from that combination is IBM's problem. I
try to avoid situations where multiple vendors can point fingers at each
other.
Milton Johnson
-----Original Message-----
From: Nancy Reeves [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 8:52 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: TSM on AIX now, platform change coming?
I was reminded that another of our options is using Windows (Win2K3). How
does that compare with using AIX & Sun for TSM servers?
Nancy Reeves
Technical Support, Wichita State University
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 316-978-3860
> -----Original Message-----
> We are now running TSM 4.2 on an AIX box. Not only is the TSM level
> unsupported, so is the AIX level. And the box is running on empty,
> plus
we
> are really tight on storage, both disk and tape.
> Any thoughts on comparing AIX vs. Sun for a TSM server?
