TSM as you know works well on the mainframe. VM was the original WDSF platform. But with the I/O and processing power of UNIX systems surpassing mainframes, moving off the mainframe TSM off the mainframe isn't a bad idea especially since you are expanding your service.
-- Joshua S. Bassi IBM Certified - AIX 4/5L, SAN, Shark Tivoli Certified Consultant -ADSM/TSM eServer Systems Expert -pSeries HACMP AIX, HACMP, Storage, TSM Consultant Cell (831) 595-3962 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Thomas Denier Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 12:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Future of mainframe TSM We run a 4.2.3.2 TSM server under OS/390. We have about 110 active client systems, sending about 300,000 files and about 70 gigabytes to the server each night. Our best estimate is that this workload will double in the next two years. Is it reasonable to stay with an OS/390 or zOS server in the face of the projected growth? If so, how do we prove that the mainframe is up to the task? Most IT managers around here want to believe that the mainframe is the wrong choice for TSM or anything else.
