Thanks. I saw that *after* posting my question.
At 01:54 PM 5/6/02 -0500, you wrote:
>I think the reason they made the API dependent, is because of this line
>from the Readme:
>
> NOTE:
> The image backup function requires the API to be installed.
> Please ensure that yo do not install the B/A client without
> the API package.
>
>
>===================================================
> John Monahan
> Senior Consultant Enterprise Solutions
> Computech Resources, Inc.
> Office: 952-833-0930 ext 109
> Cell: 952-484-5435
> http://www.compures.com
>===================================================
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>
>Gerald Wichmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>05/06/2002 11:38 AM
>Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"
>
>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> cc:
> Subject: Re: TSM 5.1 - RH 7.2 Linux client
>
>
>Nope. All other platforms the api isn't necessary. I agree with your
>customer. You could verify it by installing regardless of the dependency
>(--nodeps flag). I'm guessing Tivoli made a mistake including the api as a
>dependency. Unless someone from Tivoli wants to clarify why in this case
>it's suddenly necessary..
>
>Gerald Wichmann
>Sr. Systems Development Engineer
>Zantaz, Inc.
>925.598.3099 w
>408.836.9062 c
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: John Bremer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 7:31 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: TSM 5.1 - RH 7.2 Linux client
>
>Greetings,
>
>First impression feedback from one of my customers " ... requiring the
>installation of the API to get the baseline client to install is
>wrong. It's likely that I will never, ever, need anything else from the
>API package."
>
>[root@kodiak ~]# rpm -Fvh ~jgd/TIVsm-BA.i386.rpm
>error: failed dependencies:
> libApiDS.so is needed by TIVsm-BA-5.1.0-1
>
>Can anyone out there supply a reason for this dependency?
>
>Thank you. John Bremer
