We are evaluating ADSM, it hasn't been pretty :-(.

Our eval system is a RS6/k-590 with 512MB, as much disk as
I need to put on it, a DLT drive, and a Qualstar 46120
8mm tape lib (4 8505XL drives).  It's attached to a ATM
network which connects to the Netware server I'm testing
with on a FDDI.

May I ask a couple of questions?

1)  ADSM on SMP
    The var were dealing with stated we did NOT want
    to put ADSM on a SMP system, it doesn't scale.  I
    talked with a person from ADSM performance who indicated
    that on a 2-way system is around 1/7x.  The performance
    model IBM ran indicated we would need around 2 590 class
    systems.  How well does ADSM work on SMP?

2)  We are mostly looking at backing up our Netware systems,
    which have a small average file size (< 50k).  From going through
    the list archives it appears that I can expect about 1GB/hr
    restore rate.  What kind of restore rate do you get
    when restoring Netware servers (our servers are at least
    a 90mhz pentium with f/w scsi drives on a fddi network)?

3)  Is anyone familiar with what changes are planed for ADSM
    to allow it to handle small files better?

4)  Is anyone using the Wang/Kodak HSM software for Netware that
    interfaces with ADSM?  What is your experience with it?

5)  What kind of load does ADSM put on a Netware client during
    a backup?


Thanks!

Rick


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