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Status Not under consideration
Workspace Storage Protect Family
Categories Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client)
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 9, 2014

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Repackage the Visual C++ installer to install to same folder as TSM Client during installation to avoid conflict with apps

We need the TSM Client to install its VC++ component into a different
directory than the default common/shared directory that other apps use. This is so that when we install or upgrade the tsm client, it does not upgrade the shared VC++ that other apps rely on.

What is occurring is that when the TSM client gets installed, it is
upgrading the shared VC++ which is affecting other applications on the same server which depend on the earlier version of VC++. By having the TSM Client install its own version of VC++ into the TSM Client directory, we can separate the different versions of VC++ and not impact other applications.

We need the TSM Client to behave like a Portable Application by installing the runtime in the same directory as the TSM Client. This way the the Client does not use the shared runtime which is used by other applications.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Aug 6, 2015

    After a lot of investigation and discussion, IBM has determined that this is not a feature that TSM will implement. The primary reason is that it goes against Microsoft recommendations (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/ms235299.aspx
    ). In addition, there are some technologies coming from Microsoft that will help address this application portability concept referred to in this RFE. We are investigating those following Microsoft best practices.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jun 12, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Storage
    Product - Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Family

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Tivoli
    Product family - Storage
    Product - Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Family

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