To add, Windows does not handle I/O as well as *NIX platforms. If I was forced to a "inexpensive" solution I'd be looking @ Linux.
-----Original Message----- From: Johnson, Milton [IT] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 9:32 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TSM on AIX now, platform change coming? 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?
