Re: MVS as LAN file server

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From: Chuck Sechler
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1992 20:33

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We did some testing of NFS as part of IBM TCP/IP Version 1, where NFS used
to reside. It now resides in DFP, I guess. We did not find much to recommend
NFS, in the performance area. And the file name structure presented by MVS
is quite different from UNIX. We are getting the latest TCP/IP version/rel
to test this all again. I may be surprised at what the latest version can
do to provide a good NFS server.

On the other hand, from a workstation and LAN backup and archival standpoint,
I am much more hopeful with respect to IBM's new Distributed Storage Management
product, DFDSM. This can deal with RISC/6000 workstations, OS/2, DOS, SUN OS,
Windows,, Mac OS, and Novell Netware clients. It has its own data archiving
component(like a mini HSM) and mainframe data management. It can schedule
the backups as well, in conjunction with the clients. This isn't really
what I would call file serving, a la NFS, but you mentioned backup as a need
as well.

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