Re: Questions about vtl useage

2010-06-17 Thread Bob Levad
Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Questions about vtl useage "Pick Carefully" is indeed, the best advice. If all you need is "additional storage", there are many configurations of either VTL or disk/filepool that you can choose. Filepools are very easy to manage in TSM. VTL's are

Re: Questions about vtl useage

2010-06-16 Thread Prather, Wanda
ound in your disk farm as you want. If you decide you need a VTL later, you can add a VTL gateway in front of your own disk. Wanda -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Huebner,Andy,FORT WORTH,IT Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 9:29 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.

Re: Questions about vtl useage

2010-06-14 Thread Lee, Gary D.
: Monday, June 14, 2010 12:12 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] Questions about vtl useage Hi, On 14 jun 2010, at 14:54, Lee, Gary D. wrote: > Tsm server v5.5.4 running on suse sles9 under zvm 5.3. > > We are in need of expanding our storage. Currently have an ibm 8100. The

Re: Questions about vtl useage

2010-06-14 Thread Remco Post
Hi, On 14 jun 2010, at 14:54, Lee, Gary D. wrote: > Tsm server v5.5.4 running on suse sles9 under zvm 5.3. > > We are in need of expanding our storage. Currently have an ibm 8100. The > disk is cheap enough, but the licensing for additional storage is outrageous. > I'd say that a ds8100 is

Re: Questions about vtl useage

2010-06-14 Thread Huebner,Andy,FORT WORTH,IT
Huebner -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ads...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Lee, Gary D. Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 7:55 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] Questions about vtl useage Tsm server v5.5.4 running on suse sles9 under zvm 5.3. We are in need of

Questions about vtl useage

2010-06-14 Thread Lee, Gary D.
Tsm server v5.5.4 running on suse sles9 under zvm 5.3. We are in need of expanding our storage. Currently have an ibm 8100. The disk is cheap enough, but the licensing for additional storage is outrageous. We are thinking of switching to using a vtl for onsite storage and doing away with our