Julie:

We implemented the connect agent along with the BA client simultaneously
here on 4 Notes server (we still have 3 more to go). Although I don't have
a before and after picture of backup vs. connect agent times, after the
initial backup was completed, the average backup time for the connect agent
is approx. 1 hour per machine (sometime less, sometimes more, depending on
the day of the week); the backup client runs in less than 15 minutes or so
per machine. It took a couple of days to get the dsm.opt file tuned to
exclude the notes side for the backup client, and exclude the OS and
associated files on the connect agent side.

I CAN compare this to the previous method of Notes server backups however,
which was going directly to DLT on a locally attached drive: 18 to 25 hours
daily. The installation of ADSM has made this scenario go away entirely.

Good luck!

C.L.Cannam
Storage Management
GENAM/St. Louis, MO/USA
ccannam AT genam DOT com




Julie Phinney <jphinney AT HUMANA DOT COM> on 04/21/98 10:02:34 PM

Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>

To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
cc:    (bcc: Cindy Cannam)
Subject:  Lotus Notes Mail servers




We have some highly utilized Lotus Notes Mail servers on Win NT that are
taking 12-19 hours to backup every day with the regular ADSM backup client.
I'm considering the Connect agent.  I noticed the doc says if you have alot
of changes, the b/a client is faster, if you don't, the Connect agent is
faster.   Of course, the mail servers are highly utilized, MANY changes.
Please let me know if you are using the Connect Agent on large Lotus Notes
Mail databases with positive results as compared to the b/a client.  If you
had negative results and went back to just the b/a client, please let me
know that too.. thanks!
Julie
JPHINNEY AT HUMANA DOT COM