Look carefully at the IO load. Most x86 systems cannot handle as much IO on their busses as the pSeries hardware does. What bandwidth do you have on your network connection. Fourteen LTO drives is a lot of potential MB/sec, but if you bottleneck things at the Ethernet adapter (or elsewhere), then you don't have as much need for other IO bandwidth or need as much hardware. Orville L. Lantto Glasshouse Technologies, Inc.
________________________________ From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager on behalf of David Longo Sent: Fri 9/1/2006 10:30 To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] TSM server on Linux x86 64 bit What are experiences with running TSM server on Linux x86 box? Mgmnt here wants to go that way to save dollars. Currently have on AIX on a p660-6H1 with 4GB RAM and 4x 750 MHz procs. 3584 library FC attached with 14 LTO 2&3 drives. Backup from 450+ servers about 2 TB per day and make offsite copies. Growing! So, I am talking a heavy use server. My choice for next year is to get a p550 or similar with more FC adapters etc. But, could run on Linux vs AIX on this H/W also. Comments on: 1. TSM server on Linux 64 bit x86 (or is it AMD?) 2. TSM on p550 AIX vs Linux. I just can't get much info. Thanks, David B. Longo System Administrator Health First, Inc. 3300 Fiske Blvd. Rockledge, FL 32955-4305 PH 321.434.5536 Pager 321.634.8230 Fax: 321.434.5509 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ############################################################## This message is for the named person's use only. It may contain confidential, proprietary, or legally privileged information. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost by any mistransmission. If you receive this message in error, please immediately delete it and all copies of it from your system, destroy any hard copies of it, and notify the sender. You must not, directly or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of this message if you are not the intended recipient. Health First reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through its networks. Any views or opinions expressed in this message are solely those of the individual sender, except (1) where the message states such views or opinions are on behalf of a particular entity; and (2) the sender is authorized by the entity to give such views or opinions. ##############################################################
