Harold, VERITAS is supposed to have a Linux-390 client in their NetBackup 5.0 product.
Robert Hodge -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kubannek, Harold Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 9:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Question on Backups A quick note thanking everyone for the feedback I received. >From all the feedback, it appears there are 4 viable solutions for us : - Upstream S/390 Linux - Tivoli Storage Manager - Brightstor Enterprise Backup. - amanda. I have given all the info to our storage guy and he will probably decide where we go from here. Once again thanks. Harold Kubannek Senior Systems Engineer SOFTWARE AG, Inc. - THE XML COMPANY Voice. (208) 388-5251 e-mail. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Kubannek, Harold > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 10:30 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Question on Backups > > > Background : We currently run a single Linux LPAR which is taken down > once a week during which time we run a full volume backup, using > Innovation Data Processing's FDR Backup, off to 3590 Tape (all under > one of our z/OS LPARS). Although this backup strategy has work up till > now, there are apparent limitations to this approach. The most obvious > being the inability to restore single files without restoring the > entire volume to an alternate DASD volume, mounting that volume at a > different mount point and copying the required files over the > corrupt/current files. We are looking to go the z/VM route some time > in 2004. We would like to start looking at backup/restore products > which could help us now in the LPAR environment and into the future > (under z/VM). We run with a StorageTech Silo which, currently, is only > accessible from the z/OS LPARS and there are, currently, no plans to > make it accessible from the Linux images when we go z/VM. > > Questions : > 1) Is anyone using a backup product which will allow us to backup/restore a Linux file system at the file level, from a z/OS system? > 2) I believe "Upstream S/390 Linux" (by Innovation Data Processing) can do the above, does anyone currently use this product, any "war stories" you'd be willing to relate? > 3) Are there any gotchas we should watch out for (regarding backup/restore products) when we move from LPAR mode to z/VM? > > > Thanks > > -- Harold [INFO] -- Access Manager: This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. A2
