You always need to be able to re-build the adsm server from the CWS in
this setup. I currently have the CWS set up as the boot/install server
for the ADSM node, and the ADSM node is the boot/install server for the
rest of the SP environment (9 nodes, 2 frames - about to become 12
nodes, 3 frames).

I've also go an nfs mount of a small filesystem on the CWS that is used
for a copy of the adsm device config and volume history files. The
theory works like this:
        Use the CWS mksysb and savevg to rebuild a CWS
        Install the ADSM server from the CWS
        Use the device config and volume history to define a new ADSM database
        Restore the ADSM database from the DBbackup
        Use ADSM to restore the other node mksysb images
        boot/install/restore . . .

And, in the event it's only a 'minor' disaster, my ADSM database is on
external ssa drives that can be hung on any of the nodes.

Tom Kauffman
Sr. Technical Advisor
NIBCO, Inc

>----------
>From:  Hilton Tina[SMTP:HiltonT AT IS1.INDY.TCE DOT COM]
>Sent:  Wednesday, August 20, 1997 11:24 AM
>To:    ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject:       Re: AIX  SP
>
>Rafael,
>
>We have ADSM on one node of our SP.  Currently, we only use ADSM for the SP
>nodes but plan to add other RS6000s and HPs that we have.   We have all our
>traffic going over the switch, since that's supposed to get the highest
>performance.  We also have a client on the server node to back up the files
>there too.  Make sure that the dsm.sys for that node is setup to use
>loopback (local host) rather than the network.
>
>We also use ADSM to back up the mksysb images.  When the mksysb gets run on
>each node, the output is piped to a file system on the server node, then
>that file is archived.  If we ever need to restore that node from the mksysb
>image, we'll restore the proper mksysb to the control workstation and then
>use nim to restore the node from that image.  Of course, all that was set up
>as recommended by the IBM consultants we had in at the time.  Unfortunately,
>we didn't get the chance to test it before the nodes became production.
> We're hoping to test it soon with a new node we just got in so we'll feel
>more comfortable about it in case we have a real failure.
>
>If you have any other questions, let me know.
>
>Tina Hilton
>Thomson Consumer Electronics
>hiltont AT indy.tce DOT com
> ----------
>From: Rafael Goldschmidt
>To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject: AIX  SP
>Date: Wednesday, August 20, 1997 11:52AM
>
>
>Hi ADSMers!
>Has anyone experience or knowledge in installing ADSM in an AIX SP
>machine?  I have to install ADSM in an AIX SP with 5 nodes.  I
>understand that one of the 5 nodes would be the server, and the other 4
>would be the backup clients. Is this correct? Any kind of help would be
>appreciated!
>Thank you.
>
>
>Rafael J. Goldschmidt
>Buenos Aires, Argentina
>Telefonos / Phones: (54-1) 553 9909 / 421 4782
>rafagold AT cano.com DOT ar
>