If you have a stand-alone SCSI tape drive, attach that to the TSM server, 
define it and then generate the backupset to that
devclass.

Or what about creating a FILE devclass with the with a MAXCAPACITY of either 
the CD size or DVD if you're using that. Then FTP them
over to a Windows box to burn the CD/DVD. Just make sure to use BINary transfer 
mode. I've heard of people doing that.

Bill Boyer
"Backup my harddrive? How do I put it in reverse?" - ??


-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Larry Clark
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 9:29 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: generating backupsets for Windows clients

It does seem the only practical way to use the backupsets is when the server 
and client are on the same platform, or at least
windows server/windows client and unix server/unix client.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard van Denzel" <RvanDenzel AT SLTN DOT NL>
To: <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 7:48 AM
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] generating backupsets for Windows clients


Hi Larry,

I know there is a problem with Unicode (Windows) and non-Unicode (AIX).
I've restored a Windows client on AIX and after that nothing could be done 
anymore with the AIX client, because it's type got
changed to Unicode.

So I think your conclusion might be right.

Met vriendelijke groet, with kind regards,

Richard van Denzel.
-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Larry Clark
Sent: 12 October 2007 13:09
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] generating backupsets for Windows clients

I've read the following comment in the TSM admin manual:

"Software for writing CDs may not work consistently across platforms."

I conclude that it is not practical to generate a backupset on an AIX server 
and use that CD on a windows client.

Anyone ever done that?