Hi,

this is actually a good and valid question. Since I am a strong believer of
KISS I actually do not see any obvious reason for separating the traffic
even though TSM makes it possible to do so. The only reason I would figure
is that the traffic should flow via two separate subnets with different
requirements but thats network infrastructure so Lindy will have to answer
this question.

CYA Lars

On 08.09.2003 17:10:55 "Miles Purdy" wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I have a related question: what is the benefit to using two interfaces?
Why
> not just use the gigabit card, for all TSM traffic? Is it better to keep
the
> high-speed backups on the giga bit interface and keep the scheduler
traffic on
> its own? It seems like a lot of extra work and confusion.
>
> Consequently, I have a very similar setup, and I'm always interested in
ways
> to make the backups run faster.
>
> Thanks Miles
>
>
> >>> LBebensee AT HAITEC DOT DE 08-Sep-03 6:15:05 AM  >>>
> Hi there,
>
> I guess you already got the right answer from  Rene. Just add another
entry
> to dsm.sys with tcpserveraddress pointing to the  ip address of the GB
card.
> The scheduler will be started with the default  entry and handle
connections
> through the 10/100MBit network while you will  need to start your backup
> client either with the option "-se=gbit_address" or  with using an
> alternative dsm.opt file employing the  "-optfile=dsm_gbit_address.opt"
> option. Also, do not forget to define or  modify your schedules
> appropriately by setting the option field for the  relevant schedules to
one
> of the above.
>
> CYA
>
> Lars
>
> On  08.09.2003 12:17:26 "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" wrote:
>
> > Hi  TSMers,
> >
> > Sorry for doing this...but does any one know how to  configure a
gigabit
> card
> > on AIX ...my scenario is as  follows:-
> >
> > I want to use the gigabit card purely for tsm backups  and for my nfs
> > mounts......it is on a gigabit  switch.....
> >
> > I am using the en0 at present 10/100mb  network....the application will
> > connect via this card but I need my  backups and nfs mounts to connect
via
> > the gigabit card.
> >
> >  Can you specify a second host name on the server for the gigabit card
> >  address ?
> >
> > Any ideas....????
> >
> > Lindy  Crawford
> > Information Technology
> > Nedbank Corporate - Property  & Asset Finance
> > *+27-31-3642185
> > >   +27-31-3642946
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