Don, if you allow me I prefer Jack's order - Sun or even HP-UX before WinNT/2k if any mentioning of SAN is made. The way Win2k deals with SAN zoning, naming or any addition/removal/reconfiguration in the fabric is just terrible. I had no chance to experiment with XP or (God help me) .Net but to be honest do not intend to try until forced to. Plug-n-Pray Windows functionality is playing bad jokes in the most dangerous field of corporate data - the SAN. Rule of thumb - avoid SAN-attached Windows machines (no matter TSM server, TSM MgSysSAN or ordinary appl. servers) at any cost or at least separate them in a fabric zone far from your responsibility. The rest is playing with open fire.
Zlatko Krastev IT Consultant Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: TSM Platform ? Your order is pretty good, Jack; based on what's been getting the support, I'd say AIX, Win2K, Solaris -- alot of focus is being placed on Win2K, ref. the LTO sales activity, MSCS support, etc... and, for sure, don't add platform learning curve to new product. Also, multiple TSM servers can coexist on any platform, but they pretty much require the same level (ie, only once instance of the installed binaries),,, see the QuickStart book for the platform choice to see "clues" about doing it (it's somewhat intuitive, provided you know the given platform). Don France Technical Architect -- Tivoli Certified Consultant San Jose, Ca (408) 257-3037 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Professional Association of Contract Employees (P.A.C.E. -- www.pacepros.com) -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Coats, Jack Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 10:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: TSM Platform ? My suggestion is AIX, Sun, NT, pretty much in that order. I have used Sun and NT, but AIX is currently the 'vendors preferred' platform. For large, high performance requirements, I would go with Sun or AIX. Primarily use a platform you feel comfortable with. No need to throw an OS learning curve on top of learning TSM too. ... JC -----Original Message----- From: COURBIER Eric [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 5:09 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: TSM Platform ? Hi, we have the project to deploy a TSM server in our site. On it there are AS400, RS6000, Linux and many NT. Can someone advise me on the best platform (AS400 with PASE, AIX, NT) to choose ? thanks Eric -----Message d'origine----- De : Oliver Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Envoyi : mardi 25 juin 2002 08:47 @ : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : One Client Two TSM Server I have installed an TSM Test Server on it so that I can try same things, but when I want to connect with the command line to the real TSM server I always change the dsm.opt for the new settings. Is this the only way ? By the way I thougth about the possibility to install a second version of the TSM Client, but the install process checkes that there is already one installed. Oli
