"Leake, Shaun" wrote:
> 1) Has anybody used Tivoli Decision Support for Storage Management Analysis
> with TSM 4.1 yet ?
> Is it released  / anyone have any idea when ?

Yes, the Storage Management module for TDS has been out for over a year
at the 4.1.x level.

> For months the Tivoli web site has stated it "will" be incorporated as
> below:
> "Available as a separate product with the Tivoli Storage Manager Version 3.7
> product.
> Planned to be integrated as part of the Tivoli Storage Manager Version 4.1
> product "

It is not yet integrated. Keep in mind that TDS is a standalone product.
The module for TSM that runs within TDS is generally shipped with TSM.

> 2) Has anyone that has used previous incarnations had good / bad experiences
> of this product ?

Yes. I rather like the product:
1. The product works as advertised.
2. The information it produces can be helpful, particularly when
charting trends.
3. Since the modules works with a prebuilt collection of SQL select
statements, it is easy for the TDS admin to create additional
statements.

The problem with the product is that it is a mother-bear to install. It
does not work right out of the shrinkwrap.

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Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)