Wanda,
You wrote :-
<If you want to save mainframe disk and tape, your best bet would be to <move
<to TSM on an AIX server (depending on the size of your clients, a WIn2K
<server might do).  You get the same great product, terrific performance <(as
<an ex-mainframer I can tell you the performance on AIX is incredible -
<wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it myself), and NO <conversion
<costs for your clients.  You won't have to change ANYTHING on the <client end!

So why is the performance on AIX so good, compared to the mainframe.
Does TSM inherently run better on AIX, or is it because in many cases
the AIX box will be dedicated to TSM, while OS390 TSM will usually be sharing
with many other applications, and that it often does not get the resources it
needs to run at optimum.
We have both TSM's at our site and my perception of the usual applies here the
AIX TSMs are dedicated, while I have to share a busy mainframe.

John






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