No promises, commitments, details or ETA (except to say it won't be this
year), but yes, it is being looked at. As always, plans are subject to
change, so do not take this as "gospel".
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
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page:
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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 2005-10-10
10:19:30:
> Andy or other TSM insiders or others in the know.
>
> Is support for the x86 arch on the TSM roadmap? For at least the client?
>
> len
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
> Behalf Of Farren Minns
> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 11:41 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM 5.2 and Solaris architecture
>
> Hi Andy
>
> I assumed that sun4u was relating to SPARC but again I wasn't 100% sure.
>
> Many thanks again
>
> Farren
>
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> Well, you don't indicate whether you are interested in server or client.
> But take another look at both, as they indicate hardware
> requirements as well. Client indicates SPARCStation (or compatible)
> and server indicates "sun4u", which I believe is also SPARC. I admit
> that my knowledge of Sun processors is not up to snuff, but I
> believe that SPARCStation and sun4u architectures do not include
> x86. Solaris on x86 is not supported by TSM.
>
> 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
>
> IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page:
> http://www-306.ibm.
> com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html
>
> 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 2005-10-10
> 08:23:22:
>
> > Thanks Andy
> >
> > Sadly that's where I got my last information from and it states that
> > 5.2 will run on Sun Solaris 8 and 9, so I wasn't sure if that meant
> > x86 as
> well
> > or if I'm just being a bit thick and missing something really obvious.
> > I don't want to assume anything (as the saying goes).
> >
> > Farren Minns
> > Solaris System Admin / Oracle DBA
> > IT - Hosting Services
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> > Hello Farren,
> >
> > You can find the answer to your question from the TSM support web page
> > (see my sig below). Go to the web page, then look for the section
> > called "Client and server requirements" for links to information about
> supported
> > environments.
> >
> > 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
> >
> > IBM Tivoli Storage Manager support web page:
> > http://www-306.ibm.
> > com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBMTivoliStorageManager.html
> >
> > 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 2005-10-06
> > 03:59:58:
> >
> > > Hi All
> > >
> > > I understand that TSM 5.2 is supported on Solaris 9 but was
> > > wondering
> if
> > > this includes the x86 flavour as well? I would rather not go down
> > > this
> > road
> > > anyway, but my boss is asking me to look at other (cheaper),
> > > hardware options so I need to find out.
> > >
> > > Many thanks in advance
> > >
> > > Farren Minns
> > >
> > > John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
> > > The Atrium,
> > > Southern Gate,
> > > Chichester,
> > > West Sussex PO19 8SQ
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