Rafael,

We have ADSM on one node of our SP.  Currently, we only use ADSM for the SP
nodes but plan to add other RS6000s and HPs that we have.   We have all our
traffic going over the switch, since that's supposed to get the highest
performance.  We also have a client on the server node to back up the files
there too.  Make sure that the dsm.sys for that node is setup to use
loopback (local host) rather than the network.

We also use ADSM to back up the mksysb images.  When the mksysb gets run on
each node, the output is piped to a file system on the server node, then
that file is archived.  If we ever need to restore that node from the mksysb
image, we'll restore the proper mksysb to the control workstation and then
use nim to restore the node from that image.  Of course, all that was set up
as recommended by the IBM consultants we had in at the time.  Unfortunately,
we didn't get the chance to test it before the nodes became production.
 We're hoping to test it soon with a new node we just got in so we'll feel
more comfortable about it in case we have a real failure.

If you have any other questions, let me know.

Tina Hilton
Thomson Consumer Electronics
hiltont AT indy.tce DOT com
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From: Rafael Goldschmidt
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: AIX  SP
Date: Wednesday, August 20, 1997 11:52AM


Hi ADSMers!
Has anyone experience or knowledge in installing ADSM in an AIX SP
machine?  I have to install ADSM in an AIX SP with 5 nodes.  I
understand that one of the 5 nodes would be the server, and the other 4
would be the backup clients. Is this correct? Any kind of help would be
appreciated!
Thank you.


Rafael J. Goldschmidt
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Telefonos / Phones: (54-1) 553 9909 / 421 4782
rafagold AT cano.com DOT ar