Have read some items in the past regarding TSM, Linux and native tapes. We are currently a zOS shop. We use TSM on zOS to backup our critical networked servers (MSWin) to DASD (2105) and eventually to tape (STK Silo). All I/O is channel attached.
We also have a MSWin version of TSM backing up some servers to tapes (STK Silo) via Gresham Software. The tape device is 9940 200GB tape drives using fiber channel. We recently did a Proof of Concept with zVM and ZLinux. The test was primarily to move some Oracle databases to the z10 mainframe. The test went well and we are moving to implement the Oracle database applications on the z10. The test did not include the backup and restore functionality of zVM and zLinux. We are in the process of configuring and pricing a disk and tape solution for the z10 and zOS to include disaster recovery in a second location. The disk is going to be DS8300 in each location connected to replicate using PPRC. The tape solution is giving us something to ponder. The tape we are looking at is the TS7700 VTS. This will work fine for zOS but what about zVM and zLinux. How do I use this solution to backup and restore zVM and zLinux systems for disaster recovery? Is it feasible to use this tape solution with TSM on zLinux? We would like to merge the aforementioned TSM usage to a zLinux platform. Any guidance and direction would be appreciated. Ruddy A. Melancon IT Systems Specialist, Senior Alabama Department of Transportation 334-353-6323 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
