The simple answer is no.

You cant backup/restore the database(which contains all information) between 
Windows and Linux. That's why you need to do the import/export, you need to 
import the information stored in your TSM database to a new empty database on 
the Linux machine.

Dont know what kind of library you have, but cant you partition it and create a 
secondary logical library for your Linux server?

You could also setup a library manager/library client configuration so that 
your new TSM server has access to the library, and then just switch the library 
manager to the new TSM server as soon as you've done the export/import step.

Best Regards

Daniel


Daniel Sparrman
Exist i Stockholm AB
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Fax: 08-754 97 30
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Datum: 10/02/2011 14:01
Ärende: [ADSM-L] Migrate TSM server ( Win to Linux)

We are planning to migrate our TSM server V6.2.3(Win2k3) to Linux Server 
(Redhat ) ,but the major problem is  the availability of  a single Tape Library 
which is currently  used by the TSM Production server and all our backup data 
is  held in this tape library.


I think ,one of the ways to go about this would be server to server export but 
as we are having a single tape library which is almost filled to capacity , I 
was wondering if it is possible to have  my New Linux TSM server to  just take 
control of all the tapes/media/database held by the current Win TSM server 
without actually doing export/import.


Please let me know your views on this if anyone as tried this out.

Thanks!! :)

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