Hello,

        Possibly I am imaging this whole thing.  However,  I believe it is
possible to backup the AIX operating system directly to a tape in the
Library, not through TSM necessarily.

What AIX device would I choose to backup to?
        rmt0 IBM Magstar MP 3570 Library Tape Drive
        smc0 IBM Magstar MP 3575 Library Medium Changer
        rmt1 IBM Magstar MP 3570 Library Tape Drive
        rmt2 IBM Magstar MP 3570 Library Tape Drive
        rmt3 IBM Magstar MP 3570 Library Tape Drive

What if anything needs to be done to specify the tape cartridge(s) that will
be used?

If anyone is doing this, a little insight to get me started would be greatly
appreciated.

TSM version 3.7.2
Operating System: AIX 4.3.3 ML9
Server: IBM 7026-H50
Library: 3575-L32

Thank You,
Jon Martin
AIX/Tivoli/TSM/SAN Administrator