Hi Arnaud,
IBM plans to provide a migration path for customer to transition from
BE--->LE.
Will this help?
Del
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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 02/10/2017
09:21:55 AM:
> From: PAC Brion Arnaud <Arnaud.Brion AT PANALPINA DOT COM>
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Date: 02/10/2017 09:22 AM
> Subject: Re: Availability for Spectrum Protect 8.1 server software
> for Linux on power system
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>
> Del,
>
> Again, thanks for your feedback !
>
> Unfortunately this is a nightmare scenario for us : we have almost
> no other platform choice than a Power Linux machine for our upcoming
> Spectrum Protect project, because our management (despite my
> warnings not to do so) decided that the target storage for backups
> would be an EMC Isilon, that connects to the TSM server using NFS
mounts.
> AIX is not an option, as its implementation of NFS protocol is not
> efficient enough, and Linux on X86 platform neither is, due to its
> much lower I/O capabilities (we are speaking of an environment
> supposed to ingest 35 TB /day/server, making use only of
> deduplicated directory-container storage pools ...)
> For now, the Isilon storage has already been delivered, and we end
> with a setup able to run TSM 7.1.X properly, but with no options
> anymore to upgrade to Spectrum protect 8.1 and higher.
> Of course, at the time were the decision had been taken to make use
> of Isilon storage (end of December 2016), none of our consultants at
> IBM had been able to pinpoint such an issue ...
>
> This is really, really bad :-(
>
> Cheers.
>
> Arnaud
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
> Behalf Of Del Hoobler
> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2017 1:24 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Availability for Spectrum Protect 8.1 server software
> for Linux on power system
>
> Hi Arnaud,
>
> As a general IBM statement, Linux on Power is transitioning from Big
> Endian to Little Endian. This has been underway for a few years. Here
are
> a few blogs from IBM when this started a few years ago:
>
> https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/
> fe313521-2e95-46f2-817d-44a4f27eba32/entry/
> just_the_faqs_about_little_endian?lang=en
> https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/
> fe313521-2e95-46f2-817d-44a4f27eba32/entry/
> More_FAQs_about_Little_Endian_An_Update?lang=en
>
> This means that applications for Linux on Power are also transitioning
> from Big Endian to Little Endian, including Spectrum Protect.
>
> Spectrum Protect 7.1 supports Linux on Power Big Endian, but Spectrum
> Protect 8.1 does not. Spectrum Protect 8.1 is targeted to add support
for
> Linux on Power Little Endian in the 1H of this year.
>
>
> Del
>
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>
>
> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 02/09/2017
> 03:24:30 AM:
>
> > From: PAC Brion Arnaud <Arnaud.Brion AT PANALPINA DOT COM>
> > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Date: 02/09/2017 03:26 AM
> > Subject: Re: Availability for Spectrum Protect 8.1 server software
> > for Linux on power system
> > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> >
> > Hi Del,
> >
> > Thanks a lot too, for what I would call "conflictual" information ...
> > Do you have any link available that would confirm your saying ?
> > For us it is paramount to have a guaranteed information, as we are
> > about to buy a machine, which MUST be the right one !
> >
> > And, if I may ask : from this page http://www-01.ibm.com/support/
> > docview.wss?uid=swg21108042 it seems that the 7.1.1 version of TSM
> > server for Linux on Power is built for Big Endian. In that case why
> > would IBM be willing to deliver the next version only for Little
> > Endian ? This looks totally inconsistent to my eyes
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > Arnaud
> >
> >
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
> > Behalf Of Del Hoobler
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2017 3:03 PM
> > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject: Re: Availability for Spectrum Protect 8.1 server software
> > for Linux on power system
> >
> > IBM is a planning a pLinux (Little Endian) Spectrum Protect server in
> the
> > 1H of this year.
> >
> >
> > Del
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 02/08/2017
> > 08:56:39 AM:
> >
> > > From: PAC Brion Arnaud <Arnaud.Brion AT PANALPINA DOT COM>
> > > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > > Date: 02/08/2017 08:58 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Availability for Spectrum Protect 8.1 server software
> > > for Linux on power system
> > > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
> > >
> > > Hi Anders,
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot for fast feedback !
> > > This will for sure ruin our plans for a cheaper environment :-(
> > >
> > > Best regards.
> > >
> > > Arnaud
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
> > > Behalf Of Anders Räntilä
> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2017 2:26 PM
> > > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > > Subject: Re: Availability for Spectrum Protect 8.1 server software
> > > for Linux on power system
> > >
> > > http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEQVQ_8.1.0/srv.common/
> > > r_techchg_srv_opsys_810.html
> > >
> > > Support for the following operating systems is discontinued:
> > >
> > > HP-UX
> > > Linux on Power SystemsT (big endian)
> > > Oracle Solaris
> > >
> > > /Anders Räntilä
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
> > > Behalf Of PAC Brion Arnaud
> > > Sent: den 8 februari 2017 14:18
> > > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > > Subject: [ADSM-L] Availability for Spectrum Protect 8.1 server
> > > software for Linux on power system
> > >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > We are planning for a migration of our current TSM environment to
> > > Spectrum Protect 8.1 instances, which are deemed to be running on a
> > > Power Linux machine (Power S824L).
> > > I'm however unable to find the corresponding server software on IBM
> > > passport advantage site ... The latest version available for
> > > download for such a platform is TSM 7.1.1, as well as a maintenance
> > > level 7.1.7.
> > > Does anyone have knowledge on if SP 8.1 for Power Linux is available
> > > somewhere, or on its release date if still not existing ?
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot for any feedback !
> > >
> > > Cheers.
> > >
> > > Arnaud
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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