Ryan, IBM does have incremental server to server export at the 5202 server level. It came in below that but I am not sure where. Of course you can only use it after you have exported the current 270T, which is a long time from now.
Just because you do backups to a new server, you don't have to lose access to the backups/archives on the old server. Each client can make stanzas or shortcuts that override the default serveraddress and/or port number. The TDP products may be more difficult to do than plain UNIX or windows clients. After the retextra & retonly times have passed, you can delete the backups from the old server. You then need to export the archives. Good luck, Bill At 04:48 PM 2/12/2004, you wrote: >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. ---------- Bill Colwell C. S. Draper Lab Cambridge Ma.
