I am running TSM 5.1.6.2 on Windows 2000 Dell 4400 with about 55 GB per night change 700 GB+ on weekends (TDP). This using the standard perc card and a IBM 3584 w/ 4 LTO1 drives. This works with our environment.
But I think that everyone would agree that you should base your OS decision on 1 in house OS knowledge, 2 expected amount of nightly data backups. On #1 don't add to the new software experience a new OS. Go with what you know if you can. On #2 Windows for smaller, Unix(Linux), 400, mainframe at the largest. Greg Redell Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Co. Phone: 314-525-5877 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mark Cini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 06/11/2003 04:01 PM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: New to TSM Hello all. We are in the process of ditching our current BackupExec/ArcServe setup in favor of a central TSM environment. We have decided to expand our existing 3494 tape library (additional frame w/ 2 3590 drives, SCSI) but haven't selected the hardware/operating system for the TSM server. These are our options: Dell 2600/Win2000 pSeries/AIX iSeries820/PASE Any recommendations for one system over another for the TSM server? The Win2000 option would be the cheapest but would it cause headaches down the road? thanks, Mark Cini Systems Administrator CorrFlex Display & Packaging