I never said unsupported means not working. We have quite a few not supported clients because we don't have a choice, i. e. IRIX clients at 5.1 backing up to 6.3 servers. But if problems arise, there is little we can do to troubleshoot or ask for support.
------------- Zoltan Forray TSM Software & Hardware Administrator Virginia Commonwealth University UCC/Office of Technology Services [email protected] - 804-828-4807 Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will never use email to request that you reply with your password, social security number or confidential personal information. For more details visit http://infosecurity.vcu.edu/phishing.html On Sep 17, 2013 5:07 AM, "Grigori Solonovitch" < [email protected]> wrote: > I have found a few Windows 2003 Servers with TSM 6.4.0 Clients on our TSM > Server. Fast restore test using WEB Client shows everything is fine. > Are you sure "unsupported" means "not working"? > > Grigori Solonovitch, Senior Systems Architect, IT, Ahli United Bank > Kuwait, www.ahliunited.com.kw > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Steven Harris > Sent: 17 09 2013 11:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Windows Clients and Non-Supported OS Levels > > Of course those of us with long memories will remember that *exactly the > same thing* happened with Windows 2000 and 5.4 client. > > In that case you didn't realize there was a problem until you tried a > restore. > > Have they tried one Zoltan? > > Regards > > Steve > > Steven Harris > TSM Admin > Canberra Australia > > On 17/09/2013 6:45 AM, Alex Paschal wrote: > > I can definitely understand the gripe. However, I think I should have > > the option of installing something in an unsupported fashion, if I > > that's how the risk/reward equation balances out for me. > > > > For those submitting RFEs, please consider also mentioning a > > "--unsupported" or "--noprereqcheck" for folks who have absolutely > > have no other choice. > > > > Thanks. > > > > On 9/16/2013 8:23 AM, Prather, Wanda wrote: > >> I agree it shouldn't be that way. > >> Anybody ever put in an RFE for that? > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > >> Of Zoltan Forray > >> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 9:34 AM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: [ADSM-L] Windows Clients and Non-Supported OS Levels > >> > >> This is mostly a gripe at IBM.......... > >> > >> Why do the Windows clients allow themselves to be installed on > >> non-supported OS/levels? or at least issue warnings? > >> > >> My Windows folks (yes, they are being lazy and not reading all the > >> readme/docs), are constantly installing miss-matched/not supported > >> clients (i.e. 6.4 on W2K3 servers, which is not supported per > >> http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21197133). Then of > >> course, they can not be downleveled. > >> > >> When someone contacts me about issues with their client/backups and I > >> say "not supported combination of OS and TSM client level", their > >> response is, " > >> *then why did it let me install it if it isn't supported on this OS*" > >> > >> -- > >> *Zoltan Forray* > >> TSM Software & Hardware Administrator Virginia Commonwealth > >> University UCC/Office of Technology Services [email protected] - > >> 804-828-4807 Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable > >> organizations will never use email to request that you reply with > >> your password, social security number or confidential personal > >> information. For more details visit > >> http://infosecurity.vcu.edu/phishing.html > >> > > > > > > Please consider the environment before printing this Email. > > ________________________________ > > CONFIDENTIALITY AND WAIVER: The information contained in this electronic > mail message and any attachments hereto may be legally privileged and > confidential. The information is intended only for the recipient(s) named > in this message. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified > that any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is prohibited. If you > have received this in error please contact the sender and delete this > message and any attachments from your computer system. We do not guarantee > that this message or any attachment to it is secure or free from errors, > computer viruses or other conditions that may damage or interfere with > data, hardware or software. >
