SPARC support for Solaris 10 is not being ignored. While the OS code
itself may be available, it is not quite as simple as that; we have to
work it into our own plans along with other work we are planning; and in
the case of the TSM server, since it is pretty intimate with tape, we
still need good HBA support (which, to the best of my knowledge, is not
written by Solaris, but other vendors) to be made available.
I cannot provide exact dates, but we would hope that support would be
available by some time 3rd quarter of 2005 (if not sooner). If you need
more specific dates or a firm commitment, then you should contact your
IBM/Tivoli sales or account rep.
Regards,
Andy
Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS
Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com
The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked.
The command line is your friend.
"Good enough" is the enemy of excellence.
"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 2005-02-07
15:55:47:
> I suppose I must not have clarified what "I" was looking for...
> I am wondering when TSM is going to be support the SPARC version of
> Solaris 10, as I want to move my current 5.2 server running on Solaris 9
> to Solaris 10, but the server software will not install.
>
> I could care less about x86 "right now" but I would like an answer about
> Solaris 10 on Sparc and when it should be made available.
> I mean cmon, the Solaris Express builds have been public since last
year.
>
> Not like IBM did not have access to the "SPARC" code at the least.
>
> Thank you for your prompt response in regards to the question about the
> SPARC support for Solaris 10.
>
>
> On Mon, 7 Feb 2005, Andrew Raibeck wrote:
>
> >> This is disappointing news for us since it means we'll have to use
> >> different backup software for those hosts, or move away from TSM.
> >>
> >> I hope the TSM folks change their mind on this one. I think Solaris
> >> 10 x64/x86 will be popular for some services, especially since
> >> x64/x86 hardware is less expensive than SPARC.
> >
> > While I have indicated that Intel support is not in plan, the ADSM-L
forum
> > is really not the proper place to address TSM product requirements. If
you
> > have a need for this support (or for any product requirement), you
should
> > open a formal requirement through your IBM/Tivoli sales or account
> > representative.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Andy
> >
> > Andy Raibeck
> > IBM Software Group
> > Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
> > Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS
> > Internet e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com
> >
> > The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked.
> > The command line is your friend.
> > "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence.
> >
> > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 2005-02-07
> > 12:40:20:
> >
> >> On Wed, Jan 26, 2005 at 10:58:54PM -0500, Len Boyle wrote:
> >>> In article <ADSM-L%200501260855564755.13B3 AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>, Tim
> > Hollingshead
> >>> <tim AT DATAEDGE DOT NET> says:
> >>>>
> >>>> Can anyone provide information on BA client support for Solaris 10?
> > Time
> >>>> frames?
> >>>
> >>> And will it include the support of the x86 Solaris 10 both 32 and
> > 64bit.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks len
> >>
> >> I asked about Solaris x86 TSM client support in November 2004. On
> >> 11/20/2004, Andy Raibeck in Tivoli Storage Manager Client
> >> Development said "There are no plans to release an x86 TSM client
> >> for Solaris."
> >>
> >> This is disappointing news for us since it means we'll have to use
> >> different backup software for those hosts, or move away from TSM.
> >>
> >> I hope the TSM folks change their mind on this one. I think Solaris
> >> 10 x64/x86 will be popular for some services, especially since
> >> x64/x86 hardware is less expensive than SPARC.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Lance Nakata
> >> Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
> >
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