I've been running a TSM server 5.2.3.2 on an IBM x335/336 for almost two
years, using Redhat ES 2.1 (2.4.9-e.27) with an IBM 3582 tape library
with two LTO2 Fiber Channel tape drives. 1 x Pentium 2.8 Ghz, 1 gig of
memory.

We are not a big TSM shop, with 10 major servers (AIX, several Redhat
Linux, HP/UX Win2003, Win2000 with QLogic fiber cards to an IBM SAN
FasT700 with IBM Fiber Switches) and maybe 30 desktops, all being backed
up nightly, some at noon too. 

Once the TSM server halted itself, but otherwise runs very well. We only
backup maybe 50-60 gigs a day. Just make sure you have all the latest
IBM 3582 tape library FC firmware updates etc.   

Charlie Hurtubise
Tecsys Inc.

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Mahesh Tailor
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 1:06 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: TSM on Linux

Hello everyone.

Is anyone running TSM on Linux (Intel platform)?  If so, can you share
your experiences?  Is it stable?  Is this platform able to perform as
well as the pSeries platform?  Density of client per server?  Impact of
OS upgrades? Interoperability with IBM 3494 with FC drives?  Anything
else?

TIA

Mahesh