Steve, I agree with you. I will take this comment back to the packaging team and try to get this resolved in the future. I am sorry for the problems this caused you.
Thanks, Del ---------------------------------------------------- "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 02/13/2007 10:03:36 PM: > Many thanks Del, Your continued assistance and participation on this > forum is much appreciated. > > As to the explanation while it may make some sense to someone in > accounting or maybe marketing, it makes no sense to me. I go to a new > site to do a TSM install, I download all the *latest* packages from > Passport Advantage. I unpack the package and it says 5.4, but when I > install the banner says 5.2.1.0 and a fix that's has been out for a year > isn't there, so I have to debug, find the maintenance, download and > install it taking a good couple of hours that I hadn't expected when I > quoted on this job. > > To my mind, if a new PA package is to be released that says 5.4, then > re-release the most current maintenance level, with a code change to > just modify the version number in the banner to match the envelope. To > do otherwise makes it look like a packaging error in the passport > advantage code and undermines confidence in the whole process. The IT > business is hard enough without these sorts of illogical spanners in the > works. > > No criticism of the development team here, but whoever decided on this > packaging of releases needs a size 9 in the backside. > > Regards > > Steve > > Steven Harris > AIX and TSM Admin > Brisbane Australia > > > > > Del Hoobler wrote: > > The Data Protection for SQL product was not refreshed in the > > 5.4 timeframe. That means the most recent Data Protection for SQL > > "Paid license" package was shipped with the "5.4" packages. > > That happens to be the 5.2.1.0 package for x32 and ia64 > > and the 5.3.3.0 package for x64. > > > > Confusing, I know... it has to do with the fact that many > > of the DP clients do no need to be refreshed as often as the BA Client. > > > > Either way... if you already have 5.2.1.06 for x32 or ia64 > > or 5.3.3.01 for x64 installed, the older "paid" package > > should not have installed over the newer one. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Del > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 02/13/2007 > > 05:50:10 PM: > > > > > >> Just a heads up for the list > >> > >> I downloaded the 5.4 TDP for Databases for MSSQL from passport advantage > >> for a new client - brand new TSM install. It appears that support for > >> SQL Server 2005 has been regressed. Reverting to the last 5.3 > >> maintenance fixed the problem, > >> > >> Regards > >> > >> Steve > >> > >> Steve Harris > >> AIX and TSM Admin > >> Brisbane Australia > >> > > > > > >
