[Networker] Forcing Non-Network Cloning

My existing setup:

  Library:  Sun (STK) L700, 8 x DLT7000 (Diff-SCSI)
  Server:   Sun E-450, Solaris 2.6
  Software: Sun (Legato) Solstice Backup 6.0.3 Build 358
            Network Edition

This single server is currently running the eight drives, and
has begun to run slowly.  Therefore I'm planning on adding a 2nd
450 as storage node for drives 5-7.  Problem is that I want to
ensure all future cloning will be local on each node, and not
across the network.

>From the archives, it appears that I need to ensure each node's
'clone storage node' entries (for the client definition) only has
that system on it and nothing else.  The manpage for
nsr_storage_node also mentions the source tape should be
unmounted at start or else network cloning may commence.

My questions here are to clarify the discussion I've seen so far:

  - Is this really (in summary) all that needs to be done to assure
non-network cloning?  What has been the group's experience in doing
something like this?

  - We use a script here to do the clones (simple group of savesets by
volume).  It would appear to be easy enough to force non-mounted source
tapes using 'nsrjb -u <volume>' but multi-volume savesets are out of my
control later on for the remaining volumes in series.  Or do the settings
fix this automatically?

  - If the new storage node is used for dedicated cloning, would it
help to have nsrclone run only from this system?


Many Thanks in Advance,
--TSK

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