Was the Solaris system using SPARC processors? Solaris on SPARC
and Linux on IBM mainframe share the big-endian byte order. I
would be much less optimistic about a database backup and
restore involving platforms with opposite byte order, such as
a backup from AIX and a restore to Linux on x86.

Thomas Denier
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

-----Gary Lee wrote: -----

>From: "Lee, Gary" 
>
>Haven't tried it with v6, but that's how I moved a server from
>solaris to suse linux.  The linux was running as a guest under VM on
>our mainframe.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
>Of James Choate
>
>Is it really as easy as just installing a new server on the new
>platform and then restoring a db?
>
>I wasn't aware that you could restore a db across platforms.  I
>thought you would have to export/import the nodes out of the AIX
>server into the Linux server.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
>Of Lee, Gary
>
>Shouldn't be a big deal.
>
>However, tougher with v6 than v5.
>
>You should be able to restore a db backup after installing the new
>server.
>
>Then, define storage pools, tape drives, and libraries as necessary.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
>Of Troy A Cross
>
>I've been tasked with the project to move our TSM server from AIX to
>Linux (prefer RedHat or CentOS).
>
>Any pointers?
>
>Thanks, Troy