Hi Cindy,
  We have multiple interfaces on our ADSM server and some clients and
use the least utilized subnets for our backups by specifying the desired
ADSM server interface in our client configuration files. Never tried to
make the restore path different though...

Jim

> ----------
> From:         Cindy Cannam[SMTP:CCannam AT GENAM DOT COM]
> Sent:         Thursday, November 20, 1997 9:41 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      adsm and network considerations
>
> Has anyone tried to "route" ADSM network traffic to and from specific
> NICs
> on individual clients? We're thinking that our backup and restore
> processes
> might run more quickly if the data were pushed through one wire on the
> network (unfortunately a 16 non-switched token ring NIC right now, but
> soon
> to be upgraded to 100Mb Ethernet), with restore data running through
> another NIC (same token ring config) from the same client but a
> different
> connection on our router chassis. In theory, this may work, but I've
> not
> seen any information concerning this type of set-up in any ADSM
> documentation.
>
> This truly may be something for the network folks to puzzle over (they
> live
> for this, don't they?). The NICs are PCI, and we're running TCP/IP on
> both
> server and clients, with MVS as the ADSM server.
>
> Has anyone tried something like this? I'm interested in hearing
> whether
> this is even something that can be pursued in real life....
>
> C.L.Cannam
> General American Life Ins. Co.
> St. Louis, MO
>