Hello colleagues,
TSM being abandoned ?
I don't know but IBM 6.1 will have much more functionality than previous
versions. IBM has bought two companies FilesX and Diligent . FilesX will be add
to TSM in Windows environments, and Diligent improves the dedup technologies.
First question :
1) With the acquisition of Diligent will the TSM Dedupe still be part of 6.x?
With the Diligent Device you can have multiple TSM instances to get a better
overall De-Dupe. Example we have one p570 with two TSM Instances (Unix Prod
w/Oracle and the Non-Prod with Oracle and go to the same
Fourth question : In my opinion VTLs provide not too much possibilities,
in general VTLs aren't matures but it is ideal for lanfree backup.
Speeking of lan free, if a VTL can emulate a tape drive, why can't TSM do
this? If TSM can simulate a tape drive to the client, the client can do LAN
