Yes.  TSM works on multiple interfaces.  Just configure the interfaces and
go. APA (autoport aggregation) is also available on 4.3.3 AIX
A totally switch backbone can push the bottle neck to the disk subsystem and
software.  Though a lot on interesting things can be done
to speed things even further.

I use multiple interface currently.  (no auto port aggregation yet though)
Other ideas are gigabit and jumbo frames.

Jeff Bach

> -----Original Message-----
> From: PINNI, BALANAND (SBCSI) [SMTP:bp3965 AT SBC DOT COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 3:27 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: Advice
> Importance:   High
>
> Hi
>
> Just try LAN FREE BACKUP FROM IBM.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dearman, Richard [mailto:rdearm1 AT UIC DOT EDU]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 2:55 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Advice
>
>
> Our TSM server is on one ip subnet and a large system I backup every night
> about 300GB of data nightly is in the same room as the TSM server but on
> another ip subnet.  I would like the data going into TSM from that large
> system to be switched not routed to TSM.
>
> Does anyone know if TSM can listen across multiple nics on different ip
> subnets if I put another card in the TSM server on the same subnet as the
> large system I backup nightly.
>
> Thanks
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