Re: Alternatives to 3490E

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Subject: Re: Alternatives to 3490E
From: Billy R. Bingham (bbingham_casbah839@suddenlink.net)
Date: Mon Sep 08 2008 - 11:59:43 EDT 

Ed,

SecureAgent has a VTS solution that has a great DR feature. They can be reached at SecureAgent.com.


Billy
---- "Edward M. Martin" <EMartin@aultman.com> wrote: 
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> Hello Everyone,
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>      I have been listening to the various cartridge situations.  VTAPE,
> D/R, and the like.
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>      We are on 3490E right now with 4 VSE/ESA, 1 zVSE, and 1 zVM
> systems.
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>      We use EPIC on the VSE side and manually manage the tapes on the
> zVM side(D/R tape usage only).
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>     On the VSE side there are the following in the EPIC system.
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> TOTAL ACTIVE TAPES    7001  TOTAL SCRATCH TAPES     901 
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> TOTAL NUMBER OF TAPES             7902                  
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> TOTAL NUMBER OF DATA SET ENTRIES  1066   
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>     We do  some vary minor outside tape processing.
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> What are the tape alternatives?  Please correct me on what I am starting
> to look at.
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> IBM 3590           costs and cartridge replacements  (retired system?)
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> VSSI VTAPE         disk costs and lack of easy D/R.
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> IBM VTL system     Virtualized Tape systems
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> EMC DISK LIBRARY   Replacement for Carts  D/R questions.
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> Other possible solutions.             
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> Ed Martin
> 
> Aultman Health Foundation
> 
> 330-588-4723
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> ext 40441
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>

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