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Re: [ADSM-L] Restore TSM DB to different OS server

2013-12-03 16:39:46
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Restore TSM DB to different OS server
From: Skylar Thompson <skylar2 AT U.WASHINGTON DOT EDU>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2013 13:37:51 -0800
Is that just for migrating from v5 -> v6, or can you also do platform
migrations once you're already at v6 for both the source and target levels?

On Tue, Dec 03, 2013 at 04:31:45PM -0500, Shawn Drew wrote:
> The only supported option I am aware of is when moving from TSM5 -> TSM6.3.4
> I've successfully migrated from AIX TSM5 -> Linux TSM6.3.4 and if your 
> solaris server is TSM5.5 I would consider it.
>
> http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/tsminfo/v6r4/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.itsm.srv.upgrd.doc%2Ft_xplat_mig.html
>
> Otherwise the export node would be the another good solution.
> -Shawn
>
>
> On Dec 3, 2013, at 4:14 PM, Skylar Thompson wrote:
>
> > I believe the platform must be the same on both the source and target end
> > of the database restore[1].
> >
> > As an alternative to a database restore, you could use EXPORT NODE either
> > directly or via removable sequential media.
> >
> > [1] 
> > http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/tsminfo/v6r3/topic/com.ibm.itsm.srv.doc/t_db_move_new_loc.html
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 03, 2013 at 12:23:12PM -0800, Nora wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >> We currently have a TSM instance running on a Solaris x86 machine, and we 
> >> would like to migrate it to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux server. But we are 
> >> wondering if we can restore the orginal TSM database to the other server 
> >> running a different OS (Linux)?
> >> If it is not possible, how can we migrate all data in our archival storage 
> >> pool (120 GB only) to from the old TSM instance running on Solaris to the 
> >> new TSM instance on Linux?
> >>
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-- Skylar Thompson (skylar2 AT u.washington DOT edu)
-- Genome Sciences Department, System Administrator
-- Foege Building S046, (206)-685-7354
-- University of Washington School of Medicine

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