Unfortunately, you have some contradictory objectives (at least until the
fix for APAR IC34386 is released (support says "a few weeks" :))
   To speed up restores, you would turn caching on, and use DIRMC to send
the file directories to a (non-migrated) diskpool. Unfortunately, when you
went to create your copy pool to send your data off-site, it would then take
forever. I can't think of anything faster than a direct fiber link (the
drives can't handle the throughput, so I hope your diskpool can).
   Not being able to see the drawing, what are the issues? Is the network so
busy after hours that you can't do a backup (or are you in a 24*7
environment?) If so, a separate network loop connecting the servers that
need to be backed up and the backup server is a great idea. I've done it
before elsewhere and it worked like a charm. You shouldn't need anything
other than IP for protocols and a second nic in each box. You can bind
multiple addresses to nic cards, but that won't really solve the problem if
it's traffic related (because the card will still be busy handling traffic
from the other network).

Douglas C. Nelson
Distributed Computing Consultant
Alltel Information Services
Chittenden Data Center
2 Burlington Square
Burlington, Vt. 05401
802-660-2336



-----Original Message-----
From: Crawford, Lindy [mailto:lcrawford AT BOECORP.CO DOT ZA]
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 8:09 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Improving Backup/restore times


Hi TSMers,

With regards to my email below, would I be able to use NetBeui as an
option.....? Anything I should consider when doing this .....?????


Please can you assist me. We are looking into putting in our own private lan
as indicated in the diagram below which will connect to the aix server
(connected to the XP by two fibre channels) using a gigabit ethernet card to
the private switch which will have its own IP range and the TSM server is to
be connected to this switch as well. The TSM server will be connected to the
switch by a second gigabit ethernet card.  How would we then configure TSM
on the TSM server side and on the client (aix server), what are the
implications of this ? We would still require the TSM server to be on the
normal LAN as well as the Aix server as indicated in the diagram below. So
ultimately the TSM server will have two IP addresses.

Any ideas.....please help....Our intention for doing this is to improve the
backup /restore time. I hope this all makes sense to you guys....!!!

Please help.....!!!!!

 <<...OLE_Obj...>>



> Lindy Crawford
> Business Solutions: IT
> BoE Corporate
>
> *      +27-31-3642185
 <<...OLE_Obj...>>  +27-31-3642946
         lcrawford AT boecorp.co DOT za <mailto:lcrawford AT boecorp.co DOT za>





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