On 19 aug 2010, at 11:22, Mehdi Salehi wrote:
> Hi,
> A Linux/AIX logical partition on IBM POWER systems has only virtual SCSI
> adapters. Can this partition use TSM LAN-free backup in any way? (tape,
> GPFS, SANergy,...)
>
VIO servers can't route tape, so, you're stuck at GPFS or SANergry. You really
should consider adding a few HBAs to your LPAR if you need lan-free, you
apparently need big I/O performance, and VIO is then not the way to go....
> How about if the client uses NPIV? If yes, is NPIV virtualization completely
> transparent to TSM/SAN equipments?
>
NPIV is a SAN switching trick that has no impact on the traffic.
> Regards,
> Mehdi
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