Just to make sure the point is not missed, while it is possible to use EXPORT to only export the database (export server filedata=none), you need to realize that while this will move the database from AIX to Linux, the resultant Linux-based TSM server will not be able to access the same tape volumes that AIX used. You would need to export all of the AIX-based user data, importing it to your new Linux server.
It would be very nice indeed if there were a way to just export/import the database, and be able to have the new server access the old set of tapes, even if it were through some sort of shim as a transitional process during which you could migrate the data from the old tapes (using a shim) to new tapes (using native). This would make the time it takes to do the migration much shorter and more manageable, particularly for large servers.
..Paul
A Very good point Paul, and one I'd forgotten - so thanks for the reminder! At risk of hijacking the thread somewhat, this does raise a question about the format incompatibility statement... I have a particular TSM instance on windows 2003. In that environment we do LAN-Free backups of an SAP environment which is on AIX. These tape volumes are therfore read/writeable on AIX and Windows. With that in mind, they must be cross platform accessible, at least to a certain extent. Thoughts? Steven
