ABC version 3.1 takes care of the system drive alias problem. I have done
limited testing with it, but have not implemented it yet. Probably start
some time in June.

 The zillion file issue is more a VMS issue and can be further restricted by
insufficient bandwidth. We also benefited from upgrading disk drives from
single large drives to Raid5. We have multiple VMS servers that have 600,000
+ files being scanned nightly and about 15,000 - 20,000 being sent. Backups
usually take less than 3 hours, data transfer is around 33gb per server.

 Every software I have used for VMS has the same problem, however your
restore should go faster depending on your TSM server and your tape type.

Duane Ochs
Systems Administration
Quad/Graphics Inc.
414.566.2375