Thank you, it sounds like a good way to perhaps balance the load.

Larry Chisesi
CoComp


Steve Pershing wrote:

> I have backed up Network Appliance machines to ADSM, and the approach we
> took at the time was to NFS mount portions of the file system to
> different machines. Each of the machines was an RS/6000, and an ADSM
> client. We simply backed up the NFS mounts to the ADSM server.
>
> Steve Pershing
> ADSM consultant
>
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> >From:         Larry Chisesi <lchisesi AT COCOMP DOT COM>
> >Subject:      Network Appliance File Servers
> >To:           ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> >
> >Hello:
> >
> >One of our customers is looking to bring a Network Appliance file
> server
> >on line 1st quarter 1999.   There will be as much as 450 GB of data,
> >home directories for most users and hundreds of thousands of small
> files
> >in lots of directories.   I am having nightmares already!
> >
> >Anyway, I understand that we will have to NFS mount the NAC file
> system,
> >since there is no client.    Does anyone have experience with this box?
> >Can we make use of multiple NIC's and LAN segments to speed up the
> >initial full backup , and a full restore if necessary?  This box gives
> >me some concerns and I am hoping that some of you can help with our
> >planning for this.
> >
> >Thanks in advance
> >
> >
> >Larry Chisesi
> >CoComp Technical Services
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