P.S.  A really good reference for AIX OS Backup and restore is:

http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/doc_link/en_US/a_doc_lib/cmds/aixcmds4/restvg.
htm

Hilary Whitehead
IBM Global Services

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Chapa-WLDC18T [SMTP:David_Chapa-WLDC18T AT CSS.MOT DOT COM]
> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 1998 4:45 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: Move and upgrade ADSM SERVER
>
> Has anyone ever moved their ADSM server from say AIX to Solaris?  If
> so
> what, if any, problems did you see?  How hard was it?
>
> >----------
> >From:  Andreas Boesler[SMTP:bo AT BBMA2.MA.BUB DOT DE]
> >Reply To:      ADSM: Dist Stor Manager
> >Sent:  Thursday, June 18, 1998 3:25 AM
> >To:    ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> >Subject:       Move and upgrade ADSM SERVER
> >
> >Hi ADSMers,
> >
> >We have to move and upgrade the ADSM Server.
> >At the same time we change to a tape-library.
> >
> >OLD Environment:
> >
> >RS6000  J40
> >AIX     4.1.5
> >adsm    2.1.0.8
> >Tapes   4 x IBM 3590 with Stacker
> >
> >NEW Environment:
> >
> >RS6000  SP
> >AIX     4.3.1
> >ADSM    3.1
> >Tapes   4 x IBM 3590 with IBM 3494
> >
> >What is the best way, to do all the changes at one weekend ?
> >
> >Who has done a similar job ?
> >
> >Andreas.
> >