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The Windows 2000 client supports SAN-based server-free data movement that off-loads data movement processing from the client and server processor and from the LAN during image backup and restore operations. Data is transferred directly between client disks and SAN-attached storage devices by a third-party copy function initiated by the Tivoli Storage Manager server. The third-party copy function does not support compression or encryption of data.
If SAN errors occur, the client fails-over to a direct connection to the server and proceeds to move data via LAN-free or LAN-based data movement.
The benefits of SAN-based server-free data movement include the following: