From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]On Behalf Of
David Stabler
> Unfortunately we're just single vendor, so I can't test this, but is it
> because of the big endian versus little endian data storage scheme?  I
> doubt it's the filesystem method selected, because the structure of the
> filesystem is OS dependent and Tivoli really just backs up directory
> entry information and files (with associated access detail).

While it would be an interesting test, I don't have the cycles for it right
now.

What prompts me to state that it's a filesystem thing is that I can't even
restore a file from an uncompressed NetWare volume to a compressed NetWare
volume (and vice-versa). The difference is that NetWare compression changes
the structure of the filesystem of the volume.

DOS/Windows end-of-lines contain carriage returns and line-feeds; UNIX files
contain line-feeds only, and Mac files contain carriage returns only. (I
think that's right.) While these are trivial examples, I'm sure there are
more profound differences that make cross-OS-platform restores problematic.

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Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
Certified TSM consultant
Certified AIX system engineer
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