HI,

you might also want to have a look at 'NetTape:'

http://www.rs6000.ibm.com/software/sp_products/nettape.html

It allows for sharing Tape drives to multiple Host.
This includes direct tape acces and sharing with ADSM.

We are also interested in it, as we are in the process
of planning our new backup solution and the usage of
two strong servers on the same 3494 would be one possibility
(These two servers would be File- _and_ ADSM-Servers, so that we
could use the Shared memory transport for faster backup too).

So we are also interested in any experiences out there with
multiple servers sharing the same silo!

Bye,
/dh


>      HELLO,
>
>      Does anybody out there run multiple Adstar servers sharing a 3494?
>
>      If so, I am looking for any information that may help me set this type
>      of environment up.
>
>      My current environment is ADSM v1r2l9 running on AIX 3.2.5 attached to
>      a 3494 w/2 3590 drives backing up 75+ nodes nightly.(FDDI RING)
>
>      My future environment will be upgrading my current server to ADSM V2.
>                                       "       "   "    AIX 3.2.5  to 4.1.4.
>      Installing 2 more 3590s in the 3494
>      Installing a 2nd Adstar v2 server on a SP node running 4.1.4.(FDDI
>      RING)
>
>      We are doing this to split the load between the two servers and cut
>      the back-up window time down.
>
>      ANY SUGGESTIONS, EXPERIENCES, OR COMMENTS SHARED WOULD BE GREATLY
>      APPRECIATED.
>
>      Brian Pennington
>      UNiSYS Corp.
>      brian_pennington AT maillink.cmic DOT com
>      513-872-8746