We are looking at upgrading\refreshing our TSM environment. Looking for recommendations on which OS we should run on the Servers? If you could please include the reasons as to why you would go with one solution over another..
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New Spectrum install... Windows vs RedHat?
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marclant
ADSM.ORG Moderator
If you look at the TSM Blueprints for both OS: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/... Manager/page/IBM Spectrum Protect Blueprints
You will see that the performance results are comparable.
I would go with the OS that you are more comfortable working with. TSM is complex enough as it is, you don't want to add the learning curve of a new OS in the mix.
You will see that the performance results are comparable.
I would go with the OS that you are more comfortable working with. TSM is complex enough as it is, you don't want to add the learning curve of a new OS in the mix.
In all honesty I feel pretty conformable with supporting either environment. We are current coming from an AIX environment (one that I acquired from my predecessor) and our current AIX admin is retiring this this year.. In all honesty I do not feel comfortable supporting AIX and our hardware refresh is up, so we are moving on.
As for migration, we are paying a third party company to manage that for us (although I will be involved/running the project). The vendor managing the migration seems fine with either setup but their tech did say he leans toward Linux. I have asked him to provide the details on why, but he is onsite with another project atm and we need to have a choice for budgeting reasons by this Friday.
Thanks for the links I will take a look and see if there is anything in there that might help me guide my decision.
As for migration, we are paying a third party company to manage that for us (although I will be involved/running the project). The vendor managing the migration seems fine with either setup but their tech did say he leans toward Linux. I have asked him to provide the details on why, but he is onsite with another project atm and we need to have a choice for budgeting reasons by this Friday.
Thanks for the links I will take a look and see if there is anything in there that might help me guide my decision.
moon-buddy
ADSM.ORG Moderator
My preference - based on past experiences with so many OS like Solaris, Windoze, AIX, Mainframe, Linux - I would run TSM (in order of preference) on AIX, Linux, Solaris/Mainframe and (least of all) Windoze.
I really hate the frequent patching and rebooting of Windoze.
If money is not an issue, I would get AIX in a heartbeat. Alas, AIX is very expensive from a hardware viewpoint but very stable and forgiving from an OS viewpoint.
I really hate the frequent patching and rebooting of Windoze.
If money is not an issue, I would get AIX in a heartbeat. Alas, AIX is very expensive from a hardware viewpoint but very stable and forgiving from an OS viewpoint.
