Hello Sergio

The z/os binary can work with your aix server, but only backs up hfs files on 
z/os. 
IBM, really a 3rd party reseller as IBM does not like to sell things anymore,  
told us to use the 3584 with the mainframe, one would have to buy a 3494 like 
control box, switches, at least one new frame with 3592 tape drives. Which is 
more expensive that the lto-3's. The real $$$'s are in the new control box, 
switches etc. The mainframe controller uses an 3584 virtual library.

len 

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From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of 
Sergio Fuentes
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 11:54 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: [ADSM-L] TSM Client for z/OS

We currently have an AIX 5 ML6, TSM 5.2.6 server backing up most of our clients.

We also have an IBM z/OS mainframe, V1R4 which has been independently backing 
itself up using (i believe) dfshsm straight to some ancient 3490E drives.  
We're running into problems fast with this backup scenario, and this is the 
first time i've caught wind of this.

So, my question is that I see that TSM documentation for Unix clients
5.2.2 has this page:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/tividd/td/TSMC/GC32-0789-04/en_US/HTML/ans5000031.htm#oece

Therefore, I conclude that IBM does have a z/OS binary out there that can 
connect to our AIX TSM server.  Can anybody verify this, please?
Our mainframe people are checking on this now, but I have a feeling I'd get a 
quicker answer from this list.

Is there a specific avenue that we have to navigate through in order to license 
this client?

Is there any other strategy to backup our z/OS server without having to buy 
expensive hardware just to back it up?  According to our reseller, we'd have to 
expand our 3584 library with 3590 drives just to backup the mainframe.  But 
we'd really like to just add more LTO-based drives, and the easiest way to do 
that would be with mainframe connectivity to our existing TSM server.  Is there 
any reason why we can't or shouldn't go this route?

Thanks for your help

Sergio