Re: NT & AS/400 backups -- MIDRANGE-L

Thanks John,
I've seen several articles on NT/IPCS vs NT standalone comparisons.  My
NT is standalone (and will stay that way).  I'm looking more for
examples / sample configurations. How can I get the AS/400 tape drive to
recognize the NT server C drive? That kind of thing.  Thanks for the
link.
Wayne

John Carr wrote:
> 
> RE:     NT & AS/400 backups
> 
> In case you haven't seen this. It was in this month's Midrange Systems.
> (See below I included article)
> Here's the link  http://www.midrangesystems.com/issueframe.html
> (Goto "Recent Issue" link)
> 
> I guess the AS/400 Kicks B.  when it comes to backing up NT.
> 
> "AS/400 SAV command and the Windows NT Backup program Ntbackup.exe"
> "AS/400 SAV achieved 32 GB/hr while NT Backup achieved 4 GB/hr;"
> 
> John Carr
> EdgeTech
> Have Classes, Will Travel - ILE, RPG, DB2, CL, SQL, ETC.
> -----------
> IPCS Outperforms Stand-Alone NT
> 
> By Larry Greenemeier
> Monday, October 19, 1998
> 
> While the AS/400 Integrated PC Server (IPCS) has already seen
> considerable success in the area of server consolidation, one recent study
> indicates the IPCS actually outperforms stand-alone Microsoft Windows NT
> servers in the areas of file serving, print serving and tape backup, according
> to IBM.
> 
> Using NetBench 5.01, developed by Ziff-Davis Benchmark Operation
> (ZDBO), file-serving performances were compared between NT on the
> IPCS and NT running on a non-IBM stand-alone PC server. The results
> indicate a greater throughput capacity on the IPCS as the number of PC
> users increases and creates a higher workload.
> 
> Using its ServerBench measurement, ZDBO discovered NT on the IPCS
> delivers a slightly better throughput than stand-alone NT. The IPCS�s higher
> throughput was consistently better than stand-alone NT, regardless of the
> number of PC clients. ServerBench is an application serving performance
> test that produces three different types of loads on the server -- processor,
> disk and network intensive.
> 
> For the tape backup comparison, ZDBO studied the performance of the
> AS/400 SAV command and the Windows NT Backup program
> (Ntbackup.exe). When using AS/400 SAV, the NT IPCS shares DASD
> with the AS/400, and any NT drives appear as objects to the AS/400.
> 
> ZDBO reports the following results: on the IBM 3590 high performance
> (half-inch) tape subsystem, AS/400 SAV achieved 32 GB/hr while NT
> Backup achieved 4 GB/hr; on the 3570 Tape Cassette Subsystem, AS/400
> SAV achieved 11 GB/hr while NT Backup achieved 4 GB/hr.
> 
> ZDBO also reports that AS/400 SAV outperformed NT Backup on the
> IBM 6385 13G quarter-inch Cartridge Tape Unit (CTU) 7.5 GB/hr to 3
> GB/hr, respectively. Performance on both the IBM 6380 2.5 GB
> quarter-inch CTU and 6390 7 GB 8 mm CTU was the same for both
> AS/400 SAV and NT Backup.
> 
> --------------------------------------
> Hello all,
> Can someone point me toward the appropriate manuals or references?  I
> have two AS/400s (V4R2 & V4R1) and an NT server (v4.0) on my LAN.
> What's the easiest way to get the NT server backed up to the AS/400?
> Are there any special considerations or procedures necessary to get the
> NT data copied to the AS/400 tape unit?
> Are there any restrictions on the kind of NT files, registry, etc that
> can be included in the backup?
> Can the AS/400 job scheduler control the backup function instead of the
> NT server?
> Lots of questions, so few answers.  Please be aware that I am an old
> 400'er (??) but new to the network environment.  Any help is
> appreciated.
> 
> Thanks
> Wayne
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