On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 12:11:42 -0500 David E Ehresman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How is this a loss to IBM? If they back up to a tsm server then they > have to be defined as a node and IBM gets its nickel and if they are > using an unsupported client then IBM doesn't have to use its resources > for support. > no they don't, I don't have to pay to IBM for software they didn't provide.... > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3/15/2004 11:37:35 AM >>> > Hi all, > > one of my users pointed out to me that veritas backup exec 9.1 supports > a > few features that could make this a usefull product for them: > > 1- restore of single mailboxes or messages in exchange > 2- TSM server as storage > 3- better centralisation of backup logging for non-TSM administrators > > This does indeed seem to be the case. So now my question is, does > anybody > have experience with such a set-up? What are the up and down-sides of > an > environment with veritas clients on a TSM client? In particular the > first > and the third feature do appeal to them, since restoring a single mail > message now takes them about 3 days! > > The other question one might ask, is IBM ever going to wake up and > realise > that these features are a show-stopper for implementations of their > product > in an exchange environment? It now seems we have a viable alternative > to spent > our money (hint!!!). > > -- > Met vriendelijke groeten, > > Remco Post > > SARA - Reken- en Netwerkdiensten > http://www.sara.nl > High Performance Computing Tel. +31 20 592 8008 Fax. +31 20 668 > 3167 > > "I really didn't foresee the Internet. But then, neither did the > computer > industry. Not that that tells us very much of course - the computer > industry > didn't even foresee that the century was going to end." -- Douglas > Adams -- Met vriendelijke groeten, Remco Post SARA - Reken- en Netwerkdiensten http://www.sara.nl High Performance Computing Tel. +31 20 592 8008 Fax. +31 20 668 3167 "I really didn't foresee the Internet. But then, neither did the computer industry. Not that that tells us very much of course - the computer industry didn't even foresee that the century was going to end." -- Douglas Adams
