Actually No.1 just flat out won't work. You can't backup the TSM DB on
one platform and restore to a different platform.

No.2 is your only option, in conjunction with import/export <-- that's
what the tools are for. Don't use server-server.



-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Nicola Albrecht
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 4:49 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: new server migrations


"Reiss David IT751 (ext-CDI)" wrote:

> I have several TSM servers that are going to be replaced with
> new-beefer TSM servers.  Right now the TSM servers are running on old
> RS/6000 boxes running AIX 4.3.3 with Breece Hill Q47 libraries with
> DLT8000 tapes drives in them. The new TSM Servers are going to be Sun
> boxes running Solaris 2.8 with ADIC Scalar 1000 libraries with LTO
> drives.
>
> The issue... I want to keep my current TSM data, as much as possible
> anyway. There seems to be two ways too do this.
>
> 1. On the old RS/6000 backup the TSM database to tape.  Connect the
> old Q47 library to the new Sun box, and restore the TSM database.
> Then, migrate the data via the directly attached SCSI drives from the
> old library to the new library.  Remove old library and beat it to
> death with nearest sledgehammer.
>
> 2. Bring up the new Sun box as a brand new TSM server, define
everything
> from scratch.   Then...and here lies the heart of my question, use
> Server-to-Server stuff to get old data from old Rs/6000 server to new
> one. I know I can push the data doing this... but could I push it in a

> logical manner so that it gets associated properly with what will be
> the node definitions on the new server?
>
> I don't like the #1 option because of all the hardware moving things
> around and such.  I would have to visit the places the server will be
> in.  We don't have people at these sites who would be comfortable just

> switching cables around and stuff.  So, sending them a whole new
> server... have them put it together, and once it is together I can
> just move on from there and do the data moving myself.
>
> Thanks,
>
> David N. Reiss
> TSM Support Engineer
> david.reiss AT swpc.siemens DOT com
> 407-736-3912

David, of the 2 options, number one is the only one that is going to
accomplish the association of stored data to node definitions on the new
server.  The second option (Server-to-Server) stores the data as archive
files on the new server and associates these archive file with a node of
the type server (old server).  Not what it sounds like you want.

Another option could be exporting the data, then importing to the new
server.

Nici
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Nici Albrecht
MDR Consulting & Education
1-210-860-4641