We are outgrowing our current ADSM configuration and need to make some changes
soon.  One of the options we are considering is moving the ADSM server from MVS
to a dedicated Unix box but we are not sure this is the best solution.  I'd
like to hear from those of you that are backing up data faster than we are so
we can add to our list of options to choose from.  Below is a high level
overview of our configuration - if you're doing better than we are please let
me know how much data you are backing up and how you're doing it.  I'll be glad
to look at ALL responses.  Thanks alot!

ADSM Server:  MVS/ESA 4.2.2
ADSM Clients:  Unix, Netware, OS/2
Communications: TCP/IP and APPC
Comm. Controllers: 1 - 3172 connected to a 16mb token ring with est. max
capacity of 400 MB/hr
   all UNIX and Netware clients go thru this box using TCP/IP
   1 - 3745 connected to a 16mb wan with est. max capacity of 25 MB/hr
   OS/2 clients go thru this box using APPC
Avg. data backed up: 15 Gb (after compression by client) per night.  We expect
this to double in the next year
Tape drives:  Data transferred over the wan backs up directly to disk.  All
other data backs up directly
   to tape.  We allow ADSM to use a maximum of 4 tape drives.