"Reiss David IT751 (ext-CDI)" wrote:

> I have several TSM servers that are going to be replaced with new-beefer TSM
> servers.  Right now the TSM servers are running on old RS/6000 boxes running
> AIX 4.3.3 with Breece Hill Q47 libraries with DLT8000 tapes drives in them.
> The new TSM Servers are going to be Sun boxes running Solaris 2.8 with ADIC
> Scalar 1000 libraries with LTO drives.
>
> The issue... I want to keep my current TSM data, as much as possible anyway.
> There seems to be two ways too do this.
>
> 1. On the old RS/6000 backup the TSM database to tape.  Connect the old Q47
> library to the new Sun box, and restore the TSM database.  Then, migrate the
> data via the directly attached SCSI drives from the old library to the new
> library.  Remove old library and beat it to death with nearest sledgehammer.
>
> 2. Bring up the new Sun box as a brand new TSM server, define everything
> from scratch.   Then...and here lies the heart of my question, use
> Server-to-Server stuff to get old data from old Rs/6000 server to new one.
> I know I can push the data doing this... but could I push it in a logical
> manner so that it gets associated properly with what will be the node
> definitions on the new server?
>
> I don't like the #1 option because of all the hardware moving things around
> and such.  I would have to visit the places the server will be in.  We don't
> have people at these sites who would be comfortable just switching cables
> around and stuff.  So, sending them a whole new server... have them put it
> together, and once it is together I can just move on from there and do the
> data moving myself.
>
> Thanks,
>
> David N. Reiss
> TSM Support Engineer
> david.reiss AT swpc.siemens DOT com
> 407-736-3912

David, of the 2 options, number one is the only one that is going to accomplish
the association of stored data to node definitions on the new server.  The
second option (Server-to-Server) stores the data as archive files on the new
server and associates these archive file with a node of the type server (old
server).  Not what it sounds like you want.

Another option could be exporting the data, then importing to the new server.

Nici
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