Re: Another IBM tape not for z/OS

2019-01-21 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Mon, 21 Jan 2019 22:31:52 -0600, Tim Hare wrote: >I moved a lot of tape datasets to SMS managed disk, also, but one group of >application people fought the idea of using unique, catalog-able names for >their datasets. Pure laziness - they didn't want to go through the work of >making the ch

Re: Another IBM tape not for z/OS

2019-01-21 Thread Tim Hare
I moved a lot of tape datasets to SMS managed disk, also, but one group of application people fought the idea of using unique, catalog-able names for their datasets. Pure laziness - they didn't want to go through the work of making the changes and testing. They did eventually have to do it th

Re: Another IBM tape not for z/OS

2018-12-07 Thread R.S.
ata centers; but many of the production sites I have reviewed show that HSM-archive data is only about 25% of their overall tape usage. Still, a large chunk - no question. Russell -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of R.S.

Re: Another IBM tape not for z/OS

2018-12-07 Thread Russell Witt
about 25% of their overall tape usage. Still, a large chunk - no question. Russell -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of R.S. Sent: Friday, December 7, 2018 2:58 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Another IBM tape not

Re: Another IBM tape not for z/OS

2018-12-07 Thread R.S.
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Another IBM tape not for z/OS On 12/02/2018 07:55 PM, Rugen, Len wrote: Batch tape should be dead, even if batch JCL still looks like tape is used. One of my last SMS projects was to manage tape, redirecting almost all to SMS disk. Before employin

Re: Another IBM tape not for z/OS

2018-12-05 Thread Timothy Sipples
Roger Lowe wrote: >The "SafeGuarded Copy" feature of the IBM DS8000 disk subsystem >creates backups that are not accessible by the host and protects >them from corruption that can occur in the production environment. >Safeguarded Copy can create multiple backups on a regular basis, >such as hourly

Re: Another IBM tape not for z/OS

2018-12-05 Thread Roger Lowe
On Wed, 5 Dec 2018 07:39:22 -0600, Russell Witt wrote: >So very true. And the concept of an "air-gap" backup has become a real issue >and shows one of the problems with replication. And nothing is better for an >"air-gap" backup than tape, including Virtual Tape. > >The other point is that whil

Re: Another IBM tape not for z/OS

2018-12-05 Thread Russell Witt
one. Russell Witt -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Joel C. Ewing Sent: Tuesday, December 4, 2018 9:30 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Another IBM tape not for z/OS On 12/02/2018 07:55 PM, Rugen, Len wrote: > Ba

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Another IBM tape not for z/OS

2018-12-04 Thread Wheeler, Simon
ssage- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Joel C. Ewing Sent: 04 December 2018 15:30 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Another IBM tape not for z/OS WARNING: this email has originated from outside of the SSE Group. Please trea

Re: Another IBM tape not for z/OS

2018-12-04 Thread Rugen, Len
27;t get all of them, but tape mount hate weeded out the rest quickly. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Joel C. Ewing Sent: Tuesday, December 4, 2018 9:30 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Another IBM tape not for z/OS On 12/02/2018 07:55

Re: Another IBM tape not for z/OS

2018-12-04 Thread Joel C. Ewing
On 12/02/2018 07:55 PM, Rugen, Len wrote: > Batch tape should be dead, even if batch JCL still looks like tape is used. > One of my last SMS projects was to manage tape, redirecting almost all to SMS > disk. > > > Before employing any technique to convert all tape data sets to DASD, one shou

Re: Another IBM tape not for z/OS

2018-12-02 Thread Rugen, Len
Batch tape should be dead, even if batch JCL still looks like tape is used. One of my last SMS projects was to manage tape, redirecting almost all to SMS disk. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructio

Re: Another IBM tape not for z/OS

2018-12-02 Thread R.S.
N@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Another IBM tape not for z/OS Lately, all I have seen is virtual Tape emulated in dedicated VTS filled with DASD. That's all we have now. Read/write and recalls are on par with standard disk. _

Re: Another IBM tape not for z/OS

2018-12-02 Thread R.S.
W dniu 2018-11-26 o 11:18, Timothy Sipples pisze: Radoslaw Skorupka wrote: IBM released new tape drive TS1160. 20TB/60TB capacity, up to 400/900MB/s data transfer, dual 16Gbps interface. You can attach it to your Windows server, or Linux (x64), but mainframe is excluded, no FICON attachment. I

Re: Another IBM tape not for z/OS

2018-11-26 Thread Timothy Sipples
Radoslaw Skorupka wrote: >IBM released new tape drive TS1160. >20TB/60TB capacity, up to 400/900MB/s data >transfer, dual 16Gbps interface. >You can attach it to your Windows server, or >Linux (x64), but mainframe >is excluded, no FICON attachment. I think you might have missed the last 10+ years.

Re: Another IBM tape not for z/OS

2018-11-23 Thread Russell Witt
ently. But the benefits of a VTS solution doomed that as well. Russell Witt -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Jousma, David Sent: Friday, November 23, 2018 10:03 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Another IBM ta

Re: Another IBM tape not for z/OS

2018-11-23 Thread Jousma, David
Lately, all I have seen is virtual Tape emulated in dedicated VTS filled with DASD. That's all we have now. Read/write and recalls are on par with standard disk. _ Dave Jousma Mainframe Engineering, Assistant Vice President davi