*** Original Author:  ADSM-L @ MARIST - ** Remote User **; 11/06/97 07:33am

>Reply-To:     "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>Sender:       "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>From:         Bryce McLaughlin <sbm AT EMAIL.ADP.UNC DOT EDU>
>Subject:      Personnel required to support ADSM?
>To:           ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>
We are thinking about implementing ADSM to back up our
RS/6000, NT and Netware servers. We currently use HSM
with RMM to back up data from our 9672 to a 3494 tape
library dataserver. Aside from the technical merits of
ADSM, we'd very much like to hear from others who have
implemented ADSM regarding the level of staffing needed
to support ADSM on an ongoing basis. Does it take one
person pretty much full time? Any brief summaries of
your experience with ADSM regarding personnel requirements,
volume of data and number/type of machines backed up will
be very much appreciated.

*** Comments From: STEWAJM - Stewart, Mike; 11/06/97 07:52am

We are running ADSM/MVS on a 9672.

No where near a full time person once it is set up, at least
from the server end.  I normally look at the server once or
twice a day to make sure it is running okay, make sure it
hasn't run out of space, etc.  More out of curiosity than
need, really.

There are occasional spurts of activity, of course.  For example
we just installed a 3494 and we had to migrate a thousand or so
3490E carts into the 3494.

We are backing up about 1000 workstations (mainly Win95),
and a handful of Sun workstations and Novell servers.
Frankly, the client end could use some additional support.
We occasionally find someone who wants to restore, but
for one reason or another hasn't gotten a backup in forever.