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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
Thank you for submitting the enhancement request, here are some numbers that we use internally when downloading and installing the package (manually)
32 bit base package: 175MB
Extraction space: 360MB
Temporary space: 360MB
Footprint: 360MB
TOTAL: 1255MB
64 bit base package: 220MB
Extraction space: 520MB
Temporary space: 520MB
Footprint: 520MB
TOTAL: 1780MB
obviously, these are just "rules" of thumb and the necessary space will be different and dependent on what type of package you install, what language packages, which components etc. as far as the client footprint (after installation), it will range between ~300MB - ~500MB.
as noted above, there are other things to consider such as logs space, disk cache (for the local dedupe cache) etc. etc. so the automatic deployment assumes the "worse case" scenario, this can definitely be circumvented by installing the client on that machine manually and not by the "auto deployment" feature.
as noted above, TSM
Paul,
The Automated TSM Client Deployement is, right now, only for upgrading the TSM client code on a Windows platform, it is not for new installs so pretty much the only thing it should be doing is stopping the TSM services, overlaying the old client code, and re-starting the services. It also has an option that allows you to re-boot the Windows machine, or not.
We can individually install the TSM client code upgrades on pretty much any Windows machine no matter how much free space is on the C:\ drive, I would just like the auto-deploy package to do the same.
In addition to the client code, TSM may need space for disk cache, logs, etc. While I see your point, I would be concerned that just installing the TSM software may not be sufficient to get TSM running in some environments. Perhaps this was the reason that IBM used 2GB instead of something less? It would be nice to have some tailorability to specify how much extra space (if any) should be available before continuing with the install.