Hi Jin, Something similar to what we've done - except we didn't go the LAN-Free route. We installed the 32Bit Windows client for netware - mapped the Netware volumes to 2000, and then did a TSM Lan backup to our TSM server. I'm not too sure if the storage agent on Windows will be able to work with a network drive - might not even recognize the drive?
The only problem we have with the mapped drives backing up through Windows is when our Netware Cluster (6 nodes), does a fail-over - the Windows 32bit Netware client actually places a lock on the NSS volume for the files it is busy with - this prevents NSS to do a fail-over. (Before someone asks 'But why are you not using the native Netware TSM client on the Netware box for the backup?' - it is a case of the Netware client being single CPU bound and the backup pushing this single CPU to 100% when there is other workload on the box. So - I don't think the LAN-Free route will work - maybe someone else has tried this in their environment? Regards Christo ===================================================================== Hi, TSMers, This is kind of followup question I opened previously with 'LAN free backup of Novell'; I found out TSM doesn't have Storage Agent for NetWare platform. As alternative solution, I plan to install Storage Agent on a Windows 2000 client and backup all network drives ( G: H: I: J: etc) to do LAN free backup to tape library, 3575. As we are Novell shop, I wonder if I can backup data with NSS format from network drives (actual data resides on EMC Clariion box) and restore them to original place without corrupting the data, using Windows as client platform? Any comment will be appreciated. Thanks. Jin Bae Chi (Gus) System Admin/Tivoli Data Center 614-287-5270 614-287-5488 Fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________ "The information contained in this communication is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorised to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in reliance of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Absa is liable neither for the proper, complete transmission of the information contained in this communication, nor for any delay in its receipt, nor for the assurance that it is virus-free."
