Hi Maurizio,

No, I don't have details, but if problems do occur, it's usually in the 
device/tape device support.


Del

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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 01/20/2017 
08:25:14 AM:

> From: ".Maurizio TERUZZI" <maurizio.teruzzi AT BLUEWIN DOT CH>
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Date: 01/20/2017 08:25 AM
> Subject: Re: TSM Server on CentOS Linux
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> 
> Hello Del,
> 
> thanks foy your reponse.
> 
> Do you have some ideas or fact were can be a problem between Tapes and 
> CentOS (we can maybe give some feedback on that later on).
> My test installation is not yet finalising using tape because of 
> availability but It is the roadmap.
> 
> 
> Grazie
> 
> 
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> Il 20.01.2017 13:02, Del Hoobler ha scritto:
> > IBM does not officially support CentOS for the Spectrum Protect 
server.
> >
> > The experience from the product team is that many of the Linux
> > distributions work and behave with similar support and capabilities 
for
> > basic functions that the product requires such as memory management,
> > threading, and such. The functional areas where the product team has
> > observed differences or variations are in support of devices, in
> > particular tape, and with regards to optimization and performance.
> >
> > In the event that a Spectrum Protect server were run on a Linux 
variant
> > like CentOS that IBM does not explicitly test or officially support,
> > problem determination and resolution (in particular if it has to do 
with
> > operating system behaviors or capabilities) will only be possible 
using
> > one of the published and supported Linux distributions.
> >
> >
> > Del
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 01/19/2017
> > 07:10:46 PM:
> >
> >> From: Roger Deschner <rogerd AT UIC DOT EDU>
> >> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> >> Date: 01/19/2017 07:11 PM
> >> Subject: TSM Server on CentOS Linux
> >> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> >>
> >> Management here is contemplating having us move our production TSM
> >> servers to the CentOS Linux operating system, which is a free branch 
of
> >> Red Hat.
> >>
> >> Has anybody done this? What are the support issues with IBM?
> >>
> >> (TSM Client is already supported on CentOS via "Best effort".)
> >>
> >> Roger Deschner      University of Illinois at Chicago rogerd AT uic DOT edu
> >> ======I have not lost my mind -- it is backed up on tape 
somewhere.=====
> >>
>