If you haven't seen them yet, here are some announcements about Tivoli Storage Manager 6.3 and FlashCopy Manager 3.1.
Take a look: Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3 - http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=AN&subtype=CA&htmlfid=897/ENUS211-372&appname=USN Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager V3.1 - http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=AN&subtype=CA&htmlfid=897/ENUS211-363&appname=USN Tivoli Storage Manager for z/OS Media V6.3 - enable FICON attached device access for IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.3 Server on AIX and Linux on System z - http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=AN&subtype=CA&htmlfid=897/ENUS211-374&appname=USN Thanks, Del