One question I can address:

> >4. Since the Administration Center is accessed via a browser, it is
> >accessible from
> >any operating system, including XP.  Relative to installing the
> >Administration Center itself on XP, since XP tends to be a workstation
OS
> >rather than a server OS, we aren't currently recommending XP for the
> >actual Administration Center. (Note that we don't support/recommend the
> >TSM server on XP either and our thought process was that ultimately the
> >Administration Center would be supported on all of the same platforms
as
> >the TSM server. Since you interface via a browser, you ultimately have
> >access from any OS).
> >
> >
> Not sure what your point is here.  The old WebAdmin was available from
> any OS with a browser.  The fact that you can't install the ISC/AC on XP
> seems fairly obvious.

Among the ISC/AC complaints voiced on this forum was that we do not
support the installation of ISC/AC on Windows XP. That is what this
paragraph is [trying to] address.

Regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Software Group
Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development
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