In open systems the total amount of data we need to backup is about 15TB and in z/OS about 5TB. IBM does have Tivoli Storage Manager for z/OS. What does this product do? Does it backup DB2 data on z/OS?
Thanks On 2/7/09, Wanda Prather <wanda.prat...@jasi.com> wrote: > You cannot back up DB2 for z/OS with TSM. > TSM does not understand traditional z/OS filesystems. > z/OS backup tools do not understand Windows and UNIX filesystems. > > How many TSM servers you need depends on the amount of data you will back up > per day. One AIX server like a P550 is probably enough. But tell us how > many Gigabytes of data you need to back up per day, and we can give a better > answer. > > > > Whether you need more than 1 TSM server > > On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 2:21 AM, Mehdi Salehi > <iranian.aix.supp...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Let me explain the case more precisely: >> - We do not have TSM now >> - Automatic backup should include: Six Oracle Databases on AIX >> servers, four MS SQL server databases, DB2 for z/OS (two-node >> sysplex). >> -TSM server could be on any of the following servers, but AIX is >> preferable. >> >> We are in the phase of choosing TSM products and storage devices. What >> do you recommend? Please let me know if "one" central TSM server and >> "one" tape library are enough. If yes, which platform of TSM server >> suits best? >> >> Regards, >> Mehdi >> >> >> On 2/5/09, Gee, Norman <norman....@lc.ca.gov> wrote: >> > This client only backs up the Unix Subsystem and not the traditional MVS >> > datasets. You will not be able to get to the DB2 datasets. Regular MVS >> > backup tools does not allow individual file restore from the Unix >> > Subsystem. I have TSM for z/OS, both client and server. The TDP for >> > database (Oracle, SQL) does not have a z/OS version. >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of >> > Richard Sims >> > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 4:12 AM >> > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU >> > Subject: Re: OS/390 or z/OS as Tivoli Clients >> > >> > The client that there is is part of z/OS USS. >> > See Technote 1052224 and the Unix client manual. >> > >> > Richard Sims >> > >> >
