3590s come in SCSI and channel-attached varieties -- they can be one or the other but not both. There is a physically different controller card installed on the drive to differentiate the two variations. If you configure the drive as SCSI, then the traditional IBM operating systems can't use it. If you configure the drive as channel-attached, TSM on Linux can't use it. Brilliant thinking, isn't it? IMHO, if you're intending to use TSM on Linux, get some AIT3 or LTO drives and FCP attach them, or use the ones that your distributed guys already have. They're higher capacity, and a LOT cheaper.
________________________________ From: Linux on 390 Port on behalf of Spann, Elizebeth (Betsie) Sent: Fri 10/27/2006 5:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Backing up zLinux The TSM Administrator's Reference has a DEFINE DEVCLASS command for 3590 IBM devices. Betsie ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
