I can't see this happening. It has taken years just to get a GUI web
interface for Netware backups/restores.

Best of luck!
C

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Cris Robinson
Sr. Technical Analyst
Enterprise Storage Management / ADSM
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
603.431.8400.54837
mailto:cris.robinson AT libertymutual DOT com


If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg Downes [SMTP:greg.downes AT CENTRELINK.GOV DOT AU]
> Sent: Monday, January 18, 1999 3:16 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Will ADSM Server ever support a backup using client's local
> tape drive
>
> This one goes out to the ADSM developers.
>
> Will support ever be provided to allow a client's local device to be used
> for ADSM backups.  We have 500 sites with a netware server in each but
> cannot run ADSM because :
>
>      The ADSM Server cannot run on the Netware box and we do not want to
> pay for an extra (say NT ) box in every site       to dedicate to backups
>
>      The WAN bandwidth is not satisfactory to allow Network Backup to
> central sites
>
> As such we have been forced to use ArcServ as are backup package for these
> Netware boxes. If ADSM could make use the local tape drives and backup
> control info stored on a remote ADSM Server then ADSM would be purchased.
> Any chance of this support being added ? and if so whats the timeframe.
>
>
> Greg Downes
> Tuning and Storage Admin
> Centrelink Australia