From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Has anyone run this new client thru it's paces? Is anyone using it, > supporting it, in production? We are under a time crunch to get this one > out, and I'm getting the impression that not many have even put this into > production yet. If you have the time, I would greatly appreciate your > feedback on where you are with testing/deploying, and what sort > of problems you may have run into.
There have been several threads about the Mac client lately. Here is the jist of the conclusions: 1. It works, except that: --It will not back up files whose names exceed 32 characters. --The TSM scheduler will not work unless the console is logged on at root-level access. Before you complain, keep in mind that 98% of the machines that TSM is bought to back up are servers, and Mac servers make up a minuscule percentage of the servers normally found. (In twelve years of dealing with ADSM/TSM/ITSM, I can count the number of Mac servers I've seen in server room on one hand.) Tivoli builds and maintains TSM to cover the most common servers and server OSs; that's where the money is. -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Certified TSM consultant Certified AIX system engineer MCSE
