An IBM TSM person told me that TSM v6 will have db2 for its database and
they are shootng for an announcement in October.   Yeehaw!!

Regards,

Nicholas Rodolfich
Network Administrator (AIX)
East Jefferson General Hospital
504-883-6955 (office)
228-223-1187 (mobile)
nrodolfich AT ejgh DOT org


>>> kamran.rao AT GRHOSP.ON DOT CA 4/16/2008 2:46 PM >>>
It is slotted to be released Jan 2009.

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
Of
Timothy Hughes
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 2:19 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM being abandoned?

Is Version 6 going to be released this Year or Next?

regards

Colwell, William F. wrote:

>I have been configuring a new TSM server since last November.  At
first
>I wanted a VTL.  But when I learned from the Oxford symposium
>presentations
>that TSM would have its own dedup in version 6,
>and considering the cost of the vtl, I ditched it and ordered a lot
more
>of SATA arrays for less money.
>
>I think in a few years after v6 is widely installed, VTL's won't look
so
>good
>for TSM sites.  Assuming it all works of course.
>
>your VTL vendor may just have been whistling past the graveyard.
>
>Bill Colwell
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf
Of
>Paul Zarnowski
>Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 12:08 PM
>To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject: Re: TSM being abandoned?
>
>Deduplicating VTLs fit better into NBU sites.  TSM's progressive
>incremental methodology already reduces the data stream, making
deduping
>VTLs less of a "win", though it can still be beneficial.  My point is
>that
>VTL vendors may not look as positively on TSM as they do on other
>less-efficient backup solutions, because they don't sell as much VTL
>product to them.  IMHO.
>..Paul
>
>
>
>>A VTL vendor said he is seeing a number of mid-sized businesses
>>migrating from TSM to NBU (Symantec). Do you think this is true? My
>>concern is that the pool of support techs will shrink and put us in
a
>>bind.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Orin
>>
>>Orin Rehorst
>>Port of Houston
>>
>>
>>
>
>


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