If Amanda gets ported to the Windows platform, then a shop that doesn't want or need all of the fancy/expensive features of Tivoli Storage Manager could have a much cheaper alternative.
Federal budget crunching is around the corner, and Tivoli could be a nice target for cutting. /Thomas Kern /301-903-2211 > -----Original Message----- > From: David Boyes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 15:47 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Use of 3490 tape > > > > > Yes, but it's not very efficient. Check out > > > http://sinenomine.net/publications/presentations.php#2004 > > for my MVMUA > > > presentation on a way to make use of VM and/or > > > z/OS-controlled tape w/o > > > having to attach the drives directly to the Linux system. > > > > > Ah man...I wish this was done b4 the holidays. I would have > > recommended we > > use this instead of a purchased product. Heck, I might even > > give 'er a > > try...maybe we can get our money back. :-) > > I *did* ask for volunteers before Xmas ...8-) > > If you already have the prereqs, it's pretty slick. The one > difficult part > for someone doing this from scratch on VM would be building > the DFSMS/VM > configuration without ISPF (one of those things that IBM > doesn't have a > formal offering for on IFLs). The workaround is to find a > friendly z/OS > person and have them generate the policy definition files for > your (the HSM > config files are compatible between the two releases). > > It also may generate enough sales numbers for TSM/VM to catch > the attention > of the Tivoli execs. Somehow, it seems a day to dream the > impossible...8-( > > -- db >
