I am running TSM 5.1.6.2 on Windows 2000 Dell 4400 with about 55 GB per
night change 700 GB+ on weekends (TDP).  This using the standard perc card
and a IBM 3584 w/ 4 LTO1 drives.  This works with our environment.

But I think that everyone would agree that you should base your OS
decision on 1 in house OS knowledge, 2 expected amount of nightly data
backups.

On #1 don't add to the new software experience a new OS.  Go with what you
know if you can.
On #2 Windows for smaller, Unix(Linux), 400, mainframe at the largest.

Greg Redell
Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Co.
Phone: 314-525-5877
Email: Gredell AT GWL DOT com




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Hello all.

We are in the process of ditching our current BackupExec/ArcServe setup in
favor of a central TSM environment.  We have decided to expand our
existing 3494 tape library (additional frame w/ 2 3590 drives, SCSI) but
haven't selected the hardware/operating system for the TSM server.  These
are our options:

Dell 2600/Win2000
pSeries/AIX
iSeries820/PASE

Any recommendations for one system over another for the TSM server?  The
Win2000 option would be the cheapest but would it cause headaches down the
road?

thanks,

Mark Cini
Systems Administrator
CorrFlex Display & Packaging