Networking
The network is a crucial component of an IBM Spectrum Protect Plus implementation because it establishes communication paths between the different components of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, the backup clients, and users.
In larger enterprise environments, it is common practice to implement dedicated networks for different purposes, such as to isolate backup, application, and management networks from each other. Having a dedicated network for backup and restore workloads brings the following advantages:
•Performance benefits: Data protection ...