Hi Paul,
No, it cannot be done. We've proved it here by taking a TSM data snapshot and attempting to restore it a newly built TSM server on LINUX. This is the result. Unfortunately, the EXPORT / IMPORT option is your only alternative. You may selectively choose what to export out to cut down the conversion time. Tivoli Storage Manager for Linux/i386 Version 5, Release 2, Level 7.0 Licensed Materials - Property of IBM (C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1990, 2003. All rights reserved. U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corporation. ANR7800I DSMSERV generated at 01:59:13 on Dec 8 2005. ANR7801I Subsystem process ID is 6806. ANR0900I Processing options file /usr/tivoli/tsm/server/bin/dsmserv.opt. ANR8200I TCP/IP driver ready for connection with clients on port 1500. ANR0200I Recovery log assigned capacity is 5696 megabytes. ANR0201I Database assigned capacity is 15888 megabytes. ANR4621I Database backup device class TSM-DATABASE. ANR4622I Volume 1: /TSM03S/40709557.dbs. ANR4632I Starting point-in-time database restore (no commit). ANR8340I FILE volume /TSM03S/40709557.dbs mounted. ANR1368W Input volume /TSM03S/40709557.dbs contains sequence number 16777216; volume sequence number 1 is required. [EMAIL PROTECTED] bin]# Please refer to this website for info: http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21189573 Regards, Vicki Verizon Business Piscataway, NJ -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Zarnowski Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 10:39 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] migrate 32bit database -> 64bit TSM server? We are considering moving our server from AIX to another unix OS (probably Linux). I was hoping that we could just restore a backup of our DB to a Linux server and have it point to the same tapes. But the initial feedback I've gotten indicates that this is not supported. No one has told me that it won't work, just that it's not supported. Given how long it would take to export/import all of our (archive) data, this leaves us with some difficult choices. It sure would be nice if TSM had a supported way of doing this more efficiently than export/import. The other problem with export/import is that all of our clients would then have to change their config files to point to the new server. If we could simply restore the DB onto the new server, that new server could inherit the same hostname and port numbers as the old server, making the whole server migration transparent to our hundreds of end users. At 03:46 AM 9/17/2006, Mark Stapleton wrote: >You will not be able to move your TSM db from Windows to Linux (or from >any OS to any other dissimilar OS). The file structures are too different. > >Your best bet to have both servers up. Use the new one for backups and use >the old one (as necessary) for restored of legacy information. If you're >using the original library for the new server, there are elements of >problems with this. > >After a period of time determined by your business needs, just turn off >the old server. > >Do not consider export/import choices for client data. Exports and imports >TAKE TOO #%^#^&[EMAIL PROTECTED] LONG! (Listening, Tivoli?) -- Paul Zarnowski Ph: 607-255-4757 Manager, Storage Services Fx: 607-255-8521 719 Rhodes Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-3801 Em: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
