>I heard that Version 3.1 will be supported only until december 2000. Now I have
>some questions:
>
>1.  Is this right or not?

Yes.

>2.  Where can i get some kind of document or statement from Tivoli, where they
>explicitly say it. ( you know how the bosses    are, they always want something
>written ! )

Explore the Tivoli web site.  I just looked around in considering your
question, and found the answer at
 http://www.tivoli.com/products/documents/faqs/storage_mgr.html
  under "Will IBM and Tivoli ADSM continue to be available?"
(Yes, IBM will continue to be available.  :-)

>3.  Which is the highest Version after 3.1 that can be easely managed to 
>upgrade
>to?

http://www.tivoli.com/support/storage_mgt/adsm/adsercli.htm
is your entry point to downloading ADSM server and client software.
Stable releases are available there: the latest is usually the best.
The more adventurous can use fixtest versions, which are usually okay,
and fix some specific problems above the stable level.

   Richard Sims, BU