> Channel attached. Would be real nice if we got a device driver for Linux for these beasties... sign. Another requirement in the works. > We're running TSM on z/OS. With the level of utilization, though, it's > getting to be expensive. We were looking to cut costs by moving the > server to engines with flat pricing.
If you can afford both versions, then move the client interaction to the TSM on Linux server (ie, let that be the part that talks to the individual clients) and do only level 2->N migration from the Linux TSM to the z/OS TSM. It's still not perfect, but you should see your CPU utilization on z/OS TSM drop substantially. You might also compare the price of TSM/VM vs TSM/zOS. If all you use it for is to drive the tapes, it might be cheaper to license it on VM, and provide access to the drives via DFSMS/VM talking to DFSMS on z/OS to get drives allocated and loaded. The big catch to this approach is that TSM/VM is supported, but barely so, and they'd like it to go away entirely. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
