Yes, some of the earlier 5.4 levels let you install the client on Windows
2000, but just to make it clear for others who might wonder about Windows
2000 support: 5.4 was never officially supported on Windows 2000, as stated
in the summary of changes in the 5.4 manual:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v1r1/topic/com.ibm.itsmfdt.doc_5.4/ans6000016.htm#chg540
The installer let you get away with putting 5.4 on, for the first few
levels, but then we shut the door.
Windows 2000 users should use the 5.3.6 (or higher 5.3 level). More info on
Windows 2000 support can be found in the "End of support for TSM 5.3"
article that is linked from the URL in my sig.
Best regards,
Andy
Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Product Development
Level 3 Team Lead
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.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 02/12/2009
08:51:20 AM:
> [image removed]
>
> Re: Version Interoperability...
>
> Mark Stapleton
>
> to:
>
> ADSM-L
>
> 02/12/2009 08:53 AM
>
> Sent by:
>
> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>
> Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager"
>
> There were a few patch levels of the TSM client 5.4.1 that would
> work on Win2000 machines, but the client was actually operating at
> 5.3 levels despite the 5.4 label.
>
> IIRC, 5.4.1.6 was the latest patch level that did this.
>
> --
> Mark Stapleton
> System engineer, CDW
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
> Behalf Of ????? ?????
> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 12:06 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Version Interoperability...
>
> Hi All,
>
> I am working with 5.4.1.3 client on W2K machines.
> TSM server is 5.5.2.0.
>
> Gideon Brown
> System Administrator
> 03-5319085,052-8395641
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
> Behalf Of Ochs, Duane
> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 11:57 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Version Interoperability...
>
> That's what I figured.
>
> 5.3.6 is the last TSM client version that states it supports W2K.
> 5.4.3 is the last TSM client version that states it supports AIX 5.2
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
> Of
> km
> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 3:42 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Version Interoperability...
>
> On 11/02, Ochs, Duane wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > Is there a rule of thumb for version interoperability ?
> > I'm prepping to upgrade my three TSM servers to 5.5.1.1 from 5.4.3.0
> >
> > I'm going through and upgrading my clients to 5.5.*.* and found some
> > W2K boxes running 5.2.2 and some AIX 5.2 boxes running 5.2.2 .
> >
> > Neither of those are listed as being supported by the client TSM
> > version of 5.5.
> > Any suggestions for interoperability before I start researching the
> > last TSM version that supported W2K and AIX 5.2.2?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Duane
> >
>
> If you're only using the baclient (normal tsm backup client) there is
> practically no limit on version intermixing. I've hade customers running
> 3.x clients against 5.4 servers so 5.x against a 5.5 shouldnt be be a
> problem but YMMV.
>
> On Windows you _might_ get problems with systemstate on wildly different
> TSM versions but running TSM 5.3 client on Win2k (last supported
> version) works without a hitch against 5.5 server, even so for the
> 5.2/5.3 baclient on AIX.
>
> My rule of thumb is, try it, it will most probably work!
>
> Ofcourse this is is not supported but neither is win2k :)
>
> -km
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