VM:Tape does have the VM:Tape Linux Interface (process that runs on the Linux guest) that can be used to mount and manage (channel attached) tapes for the Linux guest; as requested by the Linux backup agents, TPF, etc.
JR (Steven) Imler Sr. Software Engineer | Mainframe Division Broadcom office: +1 571.401.8685 2291 Wood Oak Drive | Herndon, Virginia 20171 steven.im...@broadcom.com | broadcom.com -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port <LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU> On Behalf Of Alan Altmark Sent: Monday, November 4, 2019 01:56 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: backup product On Monday, 11/04/2019 at 06:01 GMT, "Levy, Alan" <al...@doitt.nyc.gov> wrote: > The divisions here are migrating away from Netbackup to CommVault. > > The only problem is that Netbackup currently does not work with SLES15 and > CommVault is not certified for s390x SLES15 (only for x86). > > Does anyone have any recommendations for a product that will backup up our > linux servers (dasd and san) ? > > We are also precluded from using VMTAPE and VMBACKUP (from CA). VMTAPE and VMBACKUP are for taking CMS file, spool, etc., and guest image backups from EDEVICEs and 3390s. The alternatives from IBM are - IBM Tape Manager for z/VM, and - IBM Backup and Restore Manager for z/VM You need this capability for DR and to recover when sysprog does something dumb. "Ooops, I didn't mean to erase that file...." z/VM files and objects, as well as guest image backups, are typically archived to tape which is replicated in your grid to your DR site/provider. And by having the Linux disk image backups, you're able to rapidly restore a working Linux. The Linux (and other distributed) servers need to manage files, too. For that, have a look at IBM Spectrum Protect (formerly Tivoli Storage Manager). If you have z/OS, then the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for z/OS Media product can be used as a target for Spectrum Protect, enabling it to use FICON tape. (The other TSM components were withdrawn from z/OS- the media server is all that remains.) After the DR image is restored, you use Spectrum Protect to pull in all the later files to bring it up to the most recent content (depending on when the DR image is taken). Alan Altmark Senior Managing z/VM and Linux Consultant IBM Systems Lab Services IBM Z Delivery Practice ibm.com/systems/services/labservices office: 607.429.3323 mobile; 607.321.7556 alan_altm...@us.ibm.com IBM Endicott ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
