There are some enhancements going into the server in PTF 11 and the client
in PTF 6.  We're hoping to get these both out this year.  The enhancements
will be for most of the UNIX flavors and the 32-bit windows client (Win 95
and Win NT).  The server enhancements will be in AIX only, and are aimed
at improving the throughput to 3590s.

We don't have any new performance numbers yet, however.

Matt Anglin
ADSM Development

On Wed, 25 Sep 1996, Stacy Lacy wrote:

> Talking with our District (Regional?) ADSM marketing manager, he
> indicated to look for better performance shortly after the first of
> August.  Possibly a high-speed link to the server.
>
> Anyone managing index.storsys.ibm.com want to comment?
>
>
> > (Ray lamented on INDEX.STORSYS.IBM.COM distribution woes)
> >
> > Don't forget those diskettes IBM forces you to create.  Let's see ...
> >
> >    o unreliable access (can't connect much of time)
> >
> >    o incredibly slow (I get between 320 and 2500 bytes per second)
> >
> >    o unintuitive layout (only interesting stuff is in something
> called
> >      "fixes"?!)
> >
> >    o arcane interface (FTP, no WWW) (diskettes, what are diskettes?
> >      Ever heard of ZIP and self-extracting EXEs?) (AIX & MAC are OK)
> >
> >    o out-of-sync mirrors (make new PTF available simultaneously on
> >      various servers) (AIX directories may still not match this
> week!)
> >
> >    o people-time intentive processing *after* download. (diskettes)
> >      (major changes to installation with each revision, usually
> >      unannounced, not discussed) (poor reinstall/upgrade ... no one
> cares
> >      if their old version gets blown away during upgrade: get rid of
> it).
> >
> > Internet distribution is such a great concept.
> >
> > IBM and ADSM just don't get it when it comes to INDEX.STORSYS.IBM.COM
> >
> > On another subject, does ADSM (VM V2 server) have an HESC feature
> code yet?
> >
> > Hard to be an advocate sometimes,
> >
> > Wayne T. Smith               internet: wts AT maine.maine DOT edu
> > Systems Group -- CAPS        University of Maine System
> >
>
> Stacy Lacy
> Excel Corporation
>