Dave,

On this subject, would you explain briefly the TSM backup solution that can
be ordered with the IBM NAS (300G) product line?  It is my understanding
that it is also not an NDMP solution, however a special (?) integrated
client that is shipped with the product.

Is the IBM NAS client no different than our TSM Windows NT/XP/2K version,
and works over IP and FC networks?

Thanks.  Regards, John


At 01:23 PM 9/11/02 -0700, Dave Cannon wrote:

TSM currently does not support NDMP backup/recovery of EMC Clariion.  The
solution described in the referenced white paper does not involve use of
NDMP.  Instead, this solution involves using a TSM client to access files
on the Clariion, which are backed up LAN-free to volumes in the TSM stoage
hierarchy.  In contrast to TSM's NDMP support, this method provides
file-level backups, requires data transfer over a SAN, and may not
necessarily preserve file attributes.

Dave Cannon
Tivoli Storage Manager Development
Tivoli Storage Products, IBM Software Group
dcannon AT us.ibm DOT com




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Date:    Mon, 9 Sep 2002 11:34:08 -0400
From:    Jin Bae Chi <jbaechi AT CSCC DOT EDU>
Subject: Re: NAS backup

Dave, Thanks for your information. I was curious about EMC NAS products
and found what they say about their EMC Clariion FC4700 backup support
with TSM. Could you help me to understand what EMC says about backup or
shouldn't I trust them at all? Thanks again.

Here is the link:
http://www.emc.com/pdf/products/clariion/h711_tivoli_san.pdf




Jin Bae Chi (Gus)
System Admin/Tivoli
Data Center
614-287-2496/5922
614-287-5488 Fax
jbaechi AT cscc DOT edu