Bill, Thanks for the info. It looks like we may have an interesting time ahead for us. If ex/import is the only way to go I'm not sure if even the incremental ex/import feature, if IBM ever comes out with it, will help us. Leaving the data behind is not feasible, we need to have 24 hour access to it at all times. We currently have 3 3494 ATL's with a combined total of around 14,000 media 3 and 4 tapes. That would all be converted to the UNIX platform, it would be nice if the new media manager could see the tapes and recognize them as the same. I may have to see if IBM could look into making that work....
Thanks! Ryan -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of William F. Colwell Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 3:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Migration of TSM server from OS390 or Z-OS to a UNIX or Windows platform We didn't move any backups, we did fresh backups but I will move archives using the server to server export feature in 5.??. The old server had just 20T of data. Our tapes, 9840's, were not managed by ca1 or any other tape mgmt software. I defined tapes explicitly to tsm. We are a small organization, which is why the mainframe is on the way out not only for tsm but for everything. You may be able to reuse the media, but you can't transport the backup data from server to server. You will need to do fresh backups or exports & imports. The library on mvs is an stk silo, on solaris it is and stk l700e managed by tsm. Bill At 04:08 PM 2/12/2004, you wrote: >Were your libraries and tape drives managed by CA1 on the mainframe, if so, could the >same volumes be recognized by the new media manager on UNIX. My fear is having to >convert or move 270 TB of data already on tape. Or did you not move any data from >the OS/390 side and just start with fresh backups? > >-----Original Message----- >From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of >William F. Colwell >Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 2:42 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Migration of TSM server from OS390 or Z-OS to a UNIX or >Windows platform > > >Hi Ryan, > >I am at the tail end of a conversion from OS/390 to solaris. I don't have >a document to share with you. One nice thing that helped a lot is to do an >"export server filed=none" to a disk file on OS/390, FTP it using bin to the UNIX box. >On the UNIX box define a devicetype to see the directory of the FTP file, them do an >import server. You will get all the node definitions, domains, schedules, copygroups. >This was a big help for me. > >After figuring out how to define a library and tape drives, the conversion process is >a tedious matter of getting each client to connect to the new server and to do a new >backup. > >Hope this helps, > >Bill Colwell > >At 11:35 AM 2/12/2004, you wrote: >>I know I have seen other messages about this before, so I hope I can find some info. >> We are looking into migrating our TSM servers off of Z-OS and I would like to know >>if any one else has done this and if they have useful tips and maybe even a high >>level document of the process? >> >>Thanks! >> >>Ryan Miller >>Tivoli Certified Consultant >>Tivoli Storage Manager V4.1 >> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>IT Systems Associate-Lead >>Principal Financial >>515-235-5665 >>measure twice......cut once! >> >> <http://www.principal.com/> <http://www.deskflag.com/> >> >> >> > >---------- >Bill Colwell >C. S. Draper Lab >Cambridge Ma. ---------- Bill Colwell C. S. Draper Lab Cambridge Ma.
