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Re: [ADSM-L] השב: [ADSM-L] AW: Bring ba ck TSM Administr ator's Guide

2015-12-12 07:30:26
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] השב: [ADSM-L] AW: Bring ba ck TSM Administr ator's Guide
From: Fabio Chicout <fabio.chicout AT UFPE DOT BR>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2015 09:28:07 -0300
\o me too...

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> Em 12 de dez de 2015, às 07:45, Robert Ouzen <rouzen AT UNIV.HAIFA.AC DOT IL> 
> escreveu:
> 
> Me too....
> 
> 
> 
> נשלח ממכשיר ה-Samsung שלי
> 
> 
> -------- הודעה מקורית --------
> מאת: Michael Malitz <michael.malitz AT MM-IT DOT AT>
> תאריך: 12/12/2015 12:43 (GMT+02:00)
> אל: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> נושא: [ADSM-L] AW: Bring back TSM Administrator's Guide
> 
> Agree Agree Agree!!!
> 
> Michael Malitz
> 
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] Im Auftrag 
> von
> Roger Deschner
> Gesendet: Samstag, 12. Dezember 2015 02:39
> An: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Betreff: Bring back TSM Administrator's Guide
> 
> A great book is gone. The TSM Administrator's Guide has been obsoleted as of
> v7.1.3. Its priceless collection of how-to information has been scattered to
> the winds, which basically means it is lost. A pity, because this book had
> been a model of complete, well-organized, documentation.
> 
> The "Solution Guides" are suitable only for planning a new TSM installation,
> and do not address existing TSM sites. Furthermore, they are much too
> narrow, and do not cover real-world existing TSM customers.
> For instance, we use a blended disk and tape solution (D2D2D2T) to create a
> good working compromise between faster restore and storage cost.
> 
> Following links to topics in the online Information Center is a haphazard
> process at best, which is never repeatable. There is no Index or Table of
> Contents for the online doc - so you cannot even see what information is
> there. Unless you actually log in, there is no way to even leave a "trail of
> breadcrumbs". Browser bookmarks are useless here, due to IBM's habit of
> changing URLs frequently. This is an extremely inefficient use of my time in
> finding out how to do something in TSM.
> 
> Search is not an acceptable replacement for good organization. Search is
> necessary, but it cannot stand alone.
> 
> Building a "collection" is not an answer to this requirement. It still lacks
> a coherent Index or Table of Contents, so once my collection gets sizeable,
> it is also unuseable. And with each successive version, I will be required
> to rebuild my collection from scratch all over again.
> 
> Despite the fact that it had become fairly large, I humbly ask that the
> Administrator's Guide be published again, as a single PDF, in v7.1.4.
> 
> Roger Deschner      University of Illinois at Chicago     rogerd AT uic DOT 
> edu
> ======I have not lost my mind -- it is backed up on tape somewhere.=====