ADSM-L

Re: TSM 5.1 on linux kernel

2003-06-12 22:06:47
Subject: Re: TSM 5.1 on linux kernel
From: Mitch Sako <msako AT CADENCE DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 19:06:12 -0700
It's my opinion that they could have done a better job of choosing which distros
and kernels to offer out.  My first choice would have been a recent SuSE
professional (not the $600 enterprise version) distribution instead of Redhat
7.2 with an antiquated kernel that will not run on their X-series hardware.
Otherwise, they could have picked a newer Redhat release.  I'm using the SuSE
enterprise 7 now on an X345 but that wasn't trivial to get up and running,
either.  SuSE is far less proprietary in their kernels than Redhat and I think
it's really a shame that the only non-enterprise choice was Redhat 7.2.  I've
got it working (RH72), but it's not pretty and the SCSI support really doesn't
work satisfactorily.

Mitch

Geert De Pecker wrote:

> Alex,
>
> I had the same problem and was very amazed that IBM, which I consider
> as a BIG linux promotor, does not maintain the tivoli for linux on an
> acceptable level.
>
> We had to go back to the specified kernel to get the scsi utilities
> working (IBMtape, tsmscsi).
>
> After trying with 8.0, we finally went back to the RH7.3 with the
> 2.4.9-31smp kernel.
>
> Big joke: that kernel did not recognize the ethernet card from the IBM
> X225 !!!! I ended with inserting an intel card.
>
> As this kernel version seems to work with the drives and library, I plan
> to stick onto this one and hope IBM will soon release a better version.
>
> Regards,
>
> Geert
>
> On Thu, 2003-06-12 at 16:04, Alexander Lazarevich wrote:
> > Regarding TSM 5.1 Extended on RedHat Linux 9.0:
> >
> > When I read in the manual for TSM install, it said that TSM requires the
> > 2.4.9-31(smp) kernel. I figured that meant that kernel or newer. Boy was I
> > wrong. I'm trying to install drivers for my Overland library and drives,
> > and it's giving me the: "The supported kernel levels are 2.4.9-31..."
> >
> > I assume others have hit this problem, and I'm curious what they've
> > done?
> >
> > 1) Run a totally different OS?
> > - AIX? Does TSM have any kernel problems with device drivers for Overland
> >   Neo 4100 Series libraries and Drives? Windows?
> > - Windows 2000 Server? or just 2000 Pro? Anyone have a good experience
> >   with putting TSM 5.1 on Windows platform? (other than the usual windows
> >   troubles)
> >
> > 2) Run the old 2.4.9-31 kernel? Doesn't this leave your system vulnerable?
> > And don't other rpm's require certain kernel levels? So if you kept using
> > 2.4.9-31 kernel then you'd have a problem running other rpm's? What if we
> > purchase RedHat Enterprise Linux? Will that platform run the 2.4.9-31
> > kernel reliably?
> >
> > 3) Some other solution? Recompile the new kernels with support for the
> > device drivers?
> >
> > Please feel free to enter any input. I think we are willing to move to any
> > other option, whatever is the best.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Alex
> > ---                                                               ---
> >    Alex Lazarevich | Systems Administrator | Imaging Technology Group
> >             Beckman Institute - University of Illinois
> >        alazarev AT itg.uiuc DOT edu | (217)244-1565 | www.itg.uiuc.edu
> > ---                                                               ---
> >

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