On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:31:10 -0500 David Boyes said: >> Why is it that z/Linux can talk to a channel attached 3590 but TSM >> can't? > >Cynical speculation: it's not that it wouldn't work, but it would take >additional testing which Tivoli doesn't have time or resources to do in >order to certify it.=20 > >It would also cut into sales of new tape drives and SAN hardware. >
Seems to be that if you want to sell a product (TSM) on a platform, you would want to offer it in a way so that the majority of the existing sites would have the ability to use it. I would assume that the majority of s/390 & z/Series sites have channel attached tape. I never understand the marketing thinking behind Tivoli products.
