yeah, but how fast is it????? With adsm's caching to disk ability - up
to 140-some GB, how does that compete with SCH's backup directly to SCSI
tape drives?  We have 4 tape 3590's so maybe the speed is comparable...?

Sharon Stidd

Client/Server Administrator
Alliance Data Systems
800 Tech Center Drive
Gahanna OH 43230
614/729-4340
Fax 614/729-4499

> ----------
> From:         Hipolito Fierro, Jr[SMTP:polo AT NMCOURTS DOT COM]
> Sent:         Monday, June 08, 1998 2:16 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: ADSM vs Legato vs SCH
>
> I'd say that's pretty big. Do you know what kind of data that is?
> Files,
> file spaces, databases... I don't think ADSM has a limit itself aside
> from
> the media you choose. I think Informix has a limit... but Informix
> claims it
> doesn't. I would be curious to see what the largested Informix
> database is
> getting backed up.
>
> polo :-)
>
> McCall, Tanya wrote:
>
> > We have customers who are backing up Terabytes of data using the
> REELs
> > products.
> >
> > Tanya McCall
> > SCH Technologies
> > Area Manager, Northeast and Southeast
> > tmccall AT sch DOT com
> > http://www.sch.com
> >
> > > ----------
> > > From:         Hipolito Fierro, Jr[SMTP:polo AT NMCOURTS DOT COM]
> > > Sent:         Thursday, June 04, 1998 10:27 AM
> > > Subject:      Re: ADSM vs Legato vs SCH
> > >
> > > How big is big? We have a ~9GB database in Informix.
> > >
> > >
> > > Stidd, Sharon wrote:
> > >
> > > > In this same realm, my company is looking at using SCH software
> > > instead
> > > > of ADSM.
> > > > The main reason is ADSM's inability to backup our large Informix
> > > > database which resides on an SGI platform via an API.  Any
> thoughts
> > > or
> > > > comments on SCH?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks all!
> > > >
> > > > Sharon Stidd
> > > >
> > > > Client/Server Administrator
> > > > Alliance Data Systems
> > > > 800 Tech Center Drive
> > > > Gahanna OH 43230
> > > > 614/729-4340
> > > > Fax 614/729-4499
> > > >
> > > > > ----------
> > > > > From:         Julie Phinney[SMTP:jphinney AT HUMANA DOT COM]
> > > > > Sent:         Wednesday, June 03, 1998 10:25 AM
> > > > > To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > > > > Subject:      ADSM vs Legato
> > > > >
> > > > > Legato is being considered at my company because (and this is
> just
> > > my
> > > > > understanding, could be wrong)  Legato allows you to
> > > direct-connect
> > > > > backup
> > > > > clients to mainframe attached STK silos.  Even when the
> mainframe
> > > is
> > > > > down.
> > > > > You'd need an AIX box or something for the Legato indexes to
> > > reside
> > > > > on.
> > > > > With ADSM there is no direct-connecting to those silos.
> > > > > Can anyone verify this?  Can ADSM clients backup direct to the
> > > silos
> > > > > without running through the AIX box?
> > > > > Julie
> > > > >
> > >
>