Yup, this is exactly how I've done it for a client recently too - the SAN 
Storage Agent installed in the global zone, in the local zones the client/TDP 
combos all send their data to the global zone's Storage Agent (over IP) which 
in turn transports the data over the SAN to the target storage.
________
David Mc
London

On 15 Oct 2010, at 15:10, Christian Svensson <Christian.Svensson AT CRISTIE DOT 
SE> wrote:

> Hi Niklas,
> What you can do is to install a SAN Agent as a Proxy Server that transport 
> the data LANFree.
> Have setup a couple of them on another Swedish SUN Enterprise customer. :)
> 
> Best Regards
> Christian Svensson
> 
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> ________________________________________
> Från: Niklas Lundström [niklas.lundstrom AT SWEDBANK DOT SE]
> Skickat: den 15 oktober 2010 14:08
> Till: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Ämne: TSM for SAN in Solaris Zones?
> 
> Hello
> 
> First of all, I am not a Solaris admin or an Oracle DBA and my knowledge 
> about it is limited....
> 
> We plan to use TSM for San and TSM for databases to backup Oracle DB over the 
> SAN.
> 
> However when the Unix admin saw the requirements for it he said that there 
> might be a problem
> Apparently we're using sparse local zones to run the Oracle DB.
> 
> TSM Storage Agent
> 
> Yes
> 
> 
> *   Supported in global and non-global Whole Root zones
> *   No support for non-global Sparse zones
> *   No support for SAN discovery in non-global Whole Root zones
> 
> 
> Can you install TSM for SAN in the global zone, and from the local zones use 
> the storage agent in the  global zone
> or is the local  zone unaware of the storage agent in the global zone?
> Or can you install everything in the global zone, and use RMAN to backup all 
> the DB's in the local zones?
> 
> Any help is appreciated
> 
> Regards
> Niklas Lundström
> 
> 
> Niklas Lundström
> Storage Administrator
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