>From my experience, all of these duties are debatable and generally tend to lead to more specialization as the size of the environment grows. I've seen environments that have different groups for all of the following! - physical tape related tasks/library maintenance - tsm file system client restore tasks - file server restore tasks - legal restore tasks - monitoring - TSM client administration/maintenance - TSM server administration - TSM environment architecture/testing
Regards, Shawn ________________________________________________ Shawn Drew Internet ezzo...@gmail.com Sent by: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU 05/14/2012 10:52 PM Please respond to ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU To ADSM-L cc Subject [ADSM-L] TSM admin/operator duties Hi, Is there a standard SLA to draw a line between the duties of OS admins/operators and TSM admin/operators? Many TSM admin duties like TSM server maintenance, tape libraries, DRM, ... are evident. But some tasks like verifying backups could be the point of dispute. Maybe it is dependent upon the complexity of the environment: how many systems to backup, different flavors of operating systems and applications, ... I would be grateful for any input. Regards, Mehdi This message and any attachments (the "message") is intended solely for the addressees and is confidential. If you receive this message in error, please delete it and immediately notify the sender. Any use not in accord with its purpose, any dissemination or disclosure, either whole or partial, is prohibited except formal approval. The internet can not guarantee the integrity of this message. BNP PARIBAS (and its subsidiaries) shall (will) not therefore be liable for the message if modified. Please note that certain functions and services for BNP Paribas may be performed by BNP Paribas RCC, Inc.