Steve,
I agree with you. I will take this comment back to the
packaging team and try to get this resolved in the future.
I am sorry for the problems this caused you.
Thanks,
Del
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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 02/13/2007
10:03:36 PM:
> Many thanks Del, Your continued assistance and participation on this
> forum is much appreciated.
>
> As to the explanation while it may make some sense to someone in
> accounting or maybe marketing, it makes no sense to me. I go to a new
> site to do a TSM install, I download all the *latest* packages from
> Passport Advantage. I unpack the package and it says 5.4, but when I
> install the banner says 5.2.1.0 and a fix that's has been out for a year
> isn't there, so I have to debug, find the maintenance, download and
> install it taking a good couple of hours that I hadn't expected when I
> quoted on this job.
>
> To my mind, if a new PA package is to be released that says 5.4, then
> re-release the most current maintenance level, with a code change to
> just modify the version number in the banner to match the envelope. To
> do otherwise makes it look like a packaging error in the passport
> advantage code and undermines confidence in the whole process. The IT
> business is hard enough without these sorts of illogical spanners in the
> works.
>
> No criticism of the development team here, but whoever decided on this
> packaging of releases needs a size 9 in the backside.
>
> Regards
>
> Steve
>
> Steven Harris
> AIX and TSM Admin
> Brisbane Australia
>
>
>
>
> Del Hoobler wrote:
> > The Data Protection for SQL product was not refreshed in the
> > 5.4 timeframe. That means the most recent Data Protection for SQL
> > "Paid license" package was shipped with the "5.4" packages.
> > That happens to be the 5.2.1.0 package for x32 and ia64
> > and the 5.3.3.0 package for x64.
> >
> > Confusing, I know... it has to do with the fact that many
> > of the DP clients do no need to be refreshed as often as the BA
Client.
> >
> > Either way... if you already have 5.2.1.06 for x32 or ia64
> > or 5.3.3.01 for x64 installed, the older "paid" package
> > should not have installed over the newer one.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Del
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 02/13/2007
> > 05:50:10 PM:
> >
> >
> >> Just a heads up for the list
> >>
> >> I downloaded the 5.4 TDP for Databases for MSSQL from passport
advantage
> >> for a new client - brand new TSM install. It appears that support
for
> >> SQL Server 2005 has been regressed. Reverting to the last 5.3
> >> maintenance fixed the problem,
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> >> Steve
> >>
> >> Steve Harris
> >> AIX and TSM Admin
> >> Brisbane Australia
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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