We currently have a TSM server running under OS/390. We use the CA-7 batch job scheduler to manage most of the sequencing of housekeeping tasks. For example, there are two batch jobs that run two streams of 'backup stgpool' operations. When both jobs finish CA-7 starts a third job that performs a snapshot backup of the TSM database. We use NetView to detect and report urgent problems. Some messages automatically trigger operator notification. Other messages trigger follow-up queries that may or may not lead to operator notification. For example, the message indicating the successful end of a scheduled backup triggers queries that check for missed file systems.
We are currently considering migrating the TSM server to mainframe Linux. As far as I can tell, nobody has a mainframe Linux TSM server in production. How are people handling the kinds of scheduling and monitoring functions described above on other platforms with similar tools available, such as Intel Linux or various Unix implementations?
