Hi,

The short answer is "that depends".  We have used netif_backup
etherchannels (as well as the 5.2 equivalent) for some time with no
issues.  The only gotcha is that the interfaces that will be part of the
etherchannel must be down to form the etherchannel.  Additionally, we
had some minor issues on systems we were converting where the old
ethernet definition would hang around and break the formation of the
etherchannel at boot time.  

Michael Wheelock
Integris Health of Oklahoma 

-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Cynthia Leon
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 8:32 AM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: TSM etherchannel adapter

We are running TSM 5.1.7 on a AIX 5.1 box.  We are converting are
network
adapter to an etherchannel.   Has anyone done this with success?  Do you
have any suggestions or known issues?

Thanks,
Cynthia Leon



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