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Re: [ADSM-L] OS/390 or z/OS as Tivoli Clients

2009-02-12 03:00:15
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] OS/390 or z/OS as Tivoli Clients
From: Mehdi Salehi <iranian.aix.support AT GMAIL DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:29:25 +0330
In open systems the total amount of data we need to backup is about
15TB and in z/OS about 5TB.
IBM does have Tivoli Storage Manager for z/OS. What does this product
do? Does it backup DB2 data on z/OS?

Thanks


On 2/7/09, Wanda Prather <wanda.prather AT jasi DOT com> wrote:
> You cannot back up DB2 for z/OS with TSM.
> TSM does not understand traditional z/OS filesystems.
> z/OS backup tools do not understand Windows and UNIX filesystems.
>
> How many TSM servers you need depends on the amount of data you will back up
> per day.  One AIX server like a P550 is probably enough.  But  tell us how
> many Gigabytes of data you need to back up per day, and we can give a better
> answer.
>
>
>
> Whether you need more than 1 TSM server
>
> On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 2:21 AM, Mehdi Salehi
> <iranian.aix.support AT gmail DOT com>wrote:
>
>> Let me explain the case more precisely:
>> - We do not have TSM now
>> - Automatic backup should include: Six Oracle Databases on AIX
>> servers, four MS SQL server databases, DB2 for z/OS (two-node
>> sysplex).
>> -TSM server could be on any of the following servers, but AIX is
>> preferable.
>>
>> We are in the phase of choosing TSM products and storage devices. What
>> do you recommend? Please let me know if "one" central TSM server and
>> "one" tape library are enough. If yes,  which platform of TSM server
>> suits best?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Mehdi
>>
>>
>> On 2/5/09, Gee, Norman <Norman.Gee AT lc.ca DOT gov> wrote:
>> > This client only backs up the Unix Subsystem and not the traditional MVS
>> > datasets. You will not be able to get to the DB2 datasets.  Regular MVS
>> > backup tools does not allow individual file restore from the Unix
>> > Subsystem.  I have TSM for z/OS, both client and server. The TDP for
>> > database (Oracle, SQL) does not have a z/OS version.
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On 
>> > Behalf Of
>> > Richard Sims
>> > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 4:12 AM
>> > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>> > Subject: Re: OS/390 or z/OS as Tivoli Clients
>> >
>> > The client that there is is part of z/OS USS.
>> > See Technote 1052224 and the Unix client manual.
>> >
>> >     Richard Sims
>> >
>>
>

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