Unless you're out of PCI slots on the RS/6k, there's really no reason you simply can't add additional capacity and upgrade your software. It's hard to imagine a scenario where buying all new hardware, performing an migration, and then upgrading would be more cost effective or reliable. Two cards could see you with either SAN/SCSI/SSA disk, and a new multi-terabyte jukebox. And really, the software upgrade for TSM is a snap, and while the AIX upgrade isn't as simple, it's nothing that an experienced admin shouldn't be able to handle. You didn't give much information on the hardware you're running, so I can't be more specific. =)
-JD.
We are now running TSM 4.2 on an AIX box. Not only is the TSM level unsupported, so is the AIX level. And the box is running on empty, plus we are really tight on storage, both disk and tape.
We are looking for a new solution. A TSM upgrade is obvious. Platform is not.
One thought is to get a new/bigger AIX box with more disk, and move to LTO tape.
Another idea is move to Sun and LTO.
Any thoughts on comparing AIX vs. Sun for a TSM server?
While unpacking some stuff, I found the TSM Server for VM tape. We don't have disk or tape issues with VM, so I am wondering if that is worth pursuing. One obvious down side is that we are still on VM/ESA 2.4, but we will be moving to z/VM after we get the cost issue under control and I install it. Another question is tape management. We use EPIC now, will that even work with TSM? If not, what do people running TSM on VM use for tape management? Does anyone here actually have their TSM server on VM?
Thanks for any info or insights.
Nancy Reeves Technical Support, Wichita State University [EMAIL PROTECTED] 316-978-3860
