> From owner-adsm-l AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU Wed May 14 22:29 MET 1997
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> Date: Wed, 14 May 1997 16:19:17 -0400
> From: "Brown, Steven M" <smbrown AT AMP DOT COM>
> Subject: Re: HPUX 10 and VXFS
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> 
> It looks like (from Ken's attachment (thank you)) that ADSM probably
> *DOES* support Online JFS for HP-UX... but can anyone give an absolute
> YES or NO?  Is anyone currently running ADSM on an HP-UX box with Online
> JFS?... Thanks!
> 

We are using it, and it works.

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> - Steve
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Steve Brown
> AMP Incorporated, Factory Systems Unit
> MS 26-57
> PO Box 3608
> Harrisburg PA 17105-3608
> 
> Phone:  717.592.5135
> Fax:       717.592.3318
> 
> 
> >----------
> >From:  Ken Hannigan[SMTP:hannigan AT US.IBM DOT COM]
> >Sent:  Thursday, May 08, 1997 1:28 PM
> >To:    ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> >Subject:       Re: HPUX 10 and VXFS (Ken, Please clear the water...)
> >
> >Steve,
> >
> >I don't know.  I'll have to check.
> >
> >For the record, the reason I've jumped into this is that there were several
> >people saying that they would not be able to use ADSM at all if it did not
> >support VxFS.  I wanted to point out that it's not an all or nothing
> >situation
> >-- many people (most?) probably use the basic JFS supplied with HP-UX 10 and
> >will be able to use ADSM to manage their data.
> >
> >Finally, here's the text of Markus' original post.  I'm not sure if it
> >clarifies things any more, but I thought I'd include it just in case:
> >
> >> I want to clarify what kind of file system the ADSM Client
> >> for HP/UX 10 supports.
> >> HP introduced the VXFS file system with UX 10. This is the
> >> HP implementation of a "Journal File System".
> >> This FS is  ** NOT **  the Veritas FS.
> >> ADSM does support THIS VXFS.
> >>
> >> Unfortunately the VERITAS FS is also listed as "VXFS" in /etc/mnttab.
> >> But the VERITAS FS is known as DCFS (Distributed Computing FS) by ADSM.
> >> Currently we do not support this kind of FS.
> >> (
> >>  We have plans to support this FS in the future,
> >> but this is not a commitment,
> >>  and we have no official date for this.
> >> )
> >>
> >
> >Ken Hannigan
> >ADSM Server Development
> >
> >----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >To: ADSM-L @ VM.MARIST.EDU @ internet
> >cc:
> >Subject: Re: HPUX 10 and VXFS (Ken, Please clear the water...)
> >
> >Ken,
> >
> >Appreciate the input, but am still not clear on this:
> >
> >Are you referring to HP's optional product called 'Online JFS' which is
> >purchased (from HP) separately from base JFS which comes standard with
> >HP-UX 10.x?  HP's Online JFS product supports On-line volume resizing as
> >well as other features not supported by base JFS.
> >
> >Or is there a (similar) product for HP-UX which can be purchased
> >directly from Veritas that you are referring to?
> >
> >Bottom line:  Will ADSM support any JFS (VXFS) file system that comes
> >with HP-UX or that can be purchased from HP?
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >- Steve
> >---------------------------------------------------------------------
> >Steve Brown
> >AMP Incorporated, Factory Systems Unit
> >MS 26-57
> >PO Box 3608
> >Harrisburg PA 17105-3608
> >
> >Phone:  717.592.5135
> >Fax:       717.592.3318
> >
> >
> >>----------
> >>From:  Ken Hannigan[SMTP:hannigan AT US.IBM DOT COM]
> >>Sent:  Wednesday, May 07, 1997 3:51 PM
> >>To:    ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> >>Subject:       Re: HPUX 10 and VXFS
> >>
> >>Classification:
> >>
> >>Markus Fehling posted a comment on this a couple weeks ago.   There are two
> >>flavors of VxFS, one supplied with HP-UX and one that must be purchased from
> >>Veritas.  The version that is distributed with HP-UX is HP's implementation
> >>of
> >>JFS, and is supported by ADSM.  The version from Veritas is not supported,
> >>although there are plans to support it in the future.
> >>
> >>Ken Hannigan
> >>ADSM Server Development
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>        ADSM-L @ VM.MARIST.EDU
> >>        05-07-97 12:32 AM
> >>Please respond to ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU @ internet
> >>
> >>
> >>To: ADSM-L @ VM.MARIST.EDU @ internet
> >>cc:
> >>Subject: HPUX 10 and VXFS
> >>
> >>Hello
> >>
> >>I am after information on how ADSM customers are backing up VXFS filesystems
> >>on
> >>HPUX 10 machines.
> >>
> >>The ADSM documentation states that VXFS filesystems are NOT supported.
> >>
> >>According to our IBM ADSM rep support is not going to be available until
> >>1Q98.
> >>
> >>We are testing the backup and restore of VXFS filesystems using the latest
> >>ADSM
> >>HPUX 10 client and have found some problems, but because VXFS is not
> >>supported,
> >>we can not report it to IBM.
> >>
> >>1. Has anyone else had problems backing up and restoring VXFS filesystems
> >>2. Is anyone using ADSM with VXFS filesystems
> >>3. Is anyone concerned that support for this filesystem is a long time in
> >>coming.
> >>
> >>
> >>TIA
> >>
> >>Gavin
> >>
> >