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Downloading TSM Patches (was: RE: TSM 4.2.1.14 on AIX 4.3.3)

2002-03-06 10:34:22
Subject: Downloading TSM Patches (was: RE: TSM 4.2.1.14 on AIX 4.3.3)
From: "Prather, Wanda" <Wanda.Prather AT JHUAPL DOT EDU>
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 10:31:25 -0500
If you go to the TSM web site:

http://www.tivoli.com/products/index/storage_mgr/ 

Click the "fixes and client code" link.
That takes you to a page where you can select your client/server platform,
and get a list of available server and client "fix" levels.  These are the
fix levels that are considered "production", meaning they have been through
Tivoli's final testing.

When you click the link to download the version you want, it takes you to
the TSM maintenance FTP site:

ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/maintenance/

There is another spot on the site where you can get "patches":

ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/storage/tivoli-storage-management/patches/

The "patches" are later than the "production" fix levels.  They generally
have been created in response to a particular problem, and have NOT been
tested as thoroughly as the "production" versions.   In general, stick with
the "production" fixes unless you are having a problem.  If you are having a
problem, look in the README files for the patches to see what has been
addressed by the patch.  

I believe in all cases the "patches" are still complete replacements for
clients.  For the server patches, you have to read more carefully and see if
there are prior fixes that have to go as well.

BTW, instead of remembering how to get to the "patches" site, you can:

Open your browser
Start at the TSM home page 
Click the "FIXES AND CLIENT CODE" link
Select your client version and click the download link to get to the
maintenance site
Click the UP icon on your browser's menu; this will take you up a level in
the FTP server directory.
Keep clicking UP until you reach the level you can see the patches
directory

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Wanda Prather
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
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wanda_prather AT jhuapl DOT edu

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