>       Hello, we do not have a dedicated network for backups, we use use
> the normal ATM / Ethernet switched LAN for the backups (150 clients & 300
> portable Win95, talking to our OS/390 via CISCO CIP card).
>
>       Nevertheless, we plan to build a dedicated service segment in the
> future and then add an adapter to each client for the connection to this
> segment.
>
>       Actually, we try to avoid any backup during the day (except win95
> laptops which give about 30 backups with an elapsed time of 1 min.). The
> user do not suffer too much when a big restore or an urgent backup has to
> occur.
>
>       Regards,
>
> Rene Lambelet
> Nestec SA - 55, Av. Nestle - CH-1800 Vevey
> Tel: ++41'21'924'35'43 / Fax: ++41'21'924'45'89
> E-Mail: rene.lambelet AT nestle DOT com
>
>
>               -----Original Message-----
>               From:   Andreas Buser [SMTP:Andreas.Buser AT BASLER DOT CH]
>               Sent:   Friday, June 25, 1999 5:08 PM
>               To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>               Subject:        ADSM own backup-backbone yes or no?
>
>               Hi together,
>
>               at the time I am struggling with our Net-people, because of
> the future
>               layout of our ATM-Net.
>
>               The Net-people try to convince me, that an own
> ADSM-infrastructure,
>               which mean an own ADSM-net would give me better performance
> and less
>               impact to the users an vise versa.
>
>               My opinion is, that giving money to a more powerfull shared
> net would
>               give more benefit to users and ADSM. the motto is "1 and 1
> give more
>               than 2"
>
>               We are running ADSM on OS/390 2.6 and have as Clients
> NETWARE with 250
>               GB, SAP/R3 300 GB, Domino-Servers 50 GB and so on.
>
>               Do you have a dedicated Backup-backbone and/or an own
> net-adapter or do
>               you backup over the same net as your users work?
>
>               Any thoughts pro or again an own ADSM-Net would be
> apriciated.
>
>
>               _________________________________________________
>
>               Thanks in advance
>               Andreas Buser
>
>               Tel: ++41 61 285 73 21  Fax: ++41 61 285 70 98
>
>               Email: Andreas.Buser AT Basler DOT ch
>
>               Address:
>               Basler Versicherungsgesellschaft
>               Andreas Buser
>               Abt. Informatik
>               Aeschengraben 21
>               4002 Basel
>               Switzerland