> Julie,
>
>         Yes & No...   We have ADSM & EMC (Symms & Connectrix) with lots of
> Open Systems and others, but we need the LAN.  I've been asking EMC for
many
> months (years actually) to provide a pseudo-TCP driver/interface to allow
> ADSM to LAN-through-the-back channel.  The answer is no on the LAN-free
(not
> that we expected anything different, but we had to ask :-).  For LAN
> traffic, we solved the problem by installing a dedicated, physically
> separated switch with all ADSM clients running 100Mbt.  The ADSM server is
a
> HP-UX box with Gigabit Ethernet.  Our backup window for all servers is 4
> hours (most are done in a much shorter timeframe).
>
>         ADSM via a back channel on EMC, or Connectrix, is not going to be
a
> reality for some time.  If you need incredibly short backup times for
> systems on EMC, I would recommend EMC's TimeFinder.
>
> thanks,
> mark
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Julie Phinney [SMTP:jphinney AT HUMANA DOT COM]
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 9:38 PM
> > To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject:      EMC DASD
> >
> > Is anyone using ADSM or TSM to backup EMC DASD open system volumes,
either
> > volume level or file level, LAN free?
> > Thanks,
> > Julie