Mike, The BMR Server currently will not run on an NT machine. There are inexpensive UNIX boxes on the market that will easily hold a BMR Server, so this might be a vaible option yet. While porting the BMR Server to Windows NT (or 2000) is in our product plan, we have not yet set a release date for it. The requirements of our customers and potential customers are always important to us. Mike Glassman - Admin wrote: > Ray, > > The terminolagy then is wrong as per what they explained, but I am still > left in a situation when I need an additional UNIX based machine for the BMR > main server. > > Do you have plans to bring out a version that sits on an NT machine, so that > I will not need to include another OS in my backup server cluster ? I really > can't go to management and sell this to them. > > Mike > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ray Schafer [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: b n`i 22 2001 15:24 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: BRM Question > > > > Mike, > > > > This is NOT true. While it is true that the Bare Metal Restore Main Server > > must > > sit on a UNIX machine (AIX, Solaris, or HP), it does not matter to BMR > > what type > > of platform is used for the TSM server - so long as TCP/IP communications > > are > > used between the BMR Server and the TSM server, and the TSM Clients and > > the TSM > > server. There is a FAQ available for BMR, as well as other documentation > > on the > > TKG website: http://www.tkg.com/bmr/tsm. > > > > > > Mike Glassman - Admin wrote: > > > > > All, > > > > > > We just had a meeting with our support people for TSM, regarding > > finishing > > > the project we have. > > > > > > To cut things short, one of the options we required was Bare Metal > > Restore > > > of NT and Unix servers. > > > > > > Our TSM server sits on an NT server. > > > > > > We were just informed (and this is what I want to ask about) that the > > BRM > > > server (TSM) module, does not operate if the TSM server is on an NT > > server. > > > (As I understand from their explanation, there is the TSM server side > > module > > > and the client module). > > > > > > So in effect, we cannot impliment BRM due to this factor. > > > > > > Does anyone know if this is true ? > > > > > > Mike Glassman > > > System & Security Admin > > > Israeli Airports Authority > > > Ben-Gurion Airport > > > http://www.ben-gurion-airport.co.il > > > > > > Tel : 972-3-9710785 > > > Fax : 972-3-9710939 > > > Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Usage of this email address or any email address at iaa.gov.il for the > > > purpose of sales pitches, SPAM or any other such unwanted garbage, is > > > illegal, and any person, whether corporate or alone doing so, will be > > > prosecuted to the fullest possible extent. << File: Card for Ray Schafer > > >>
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