Well, I started the thread, so I thought I'd report on my progress since
the original post.  I've managed to come across a very capable IBM
Business Partner and Tivoli Sales rep.  It made all the difference in the
world.   My software and DB2 reps at IBM found the good Tivoli people, and
the Tivoli people sent me to the business partner.

It is a shame this was so hard because we run DB2 on AIX, which made
choosing TSM almost a no brainer.   We have had such good luck in dealing
with IBM in the past that this really blind sided me.

Now I can finally get moving on this project and go back to worrying about
backing up my data and keeping my servers running.