You can search the IBM-MAIN Archives one useful post there are many more http://bama.ua.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind9602&L=ibm-main&P=R2&I=1&X=2A9667288 DCA53C9E4
Google "tape stacking z/OS" yields lots of hits.. Combine both and you have a nice list to start and I expect you are about to be swarmed by some of the sales folk with products named and unnamed that might help. TapeSaver http://www.unicomsi.com/solutions/ProdDetail.asp?item_id=137 ZELA http://www.seasoft.com/zela.asp Rocket Tape Optimizer for z/OS http://www.rocketsoftware.com/portfolio/tapemedia/ BrightStor CA-1 Tape Management Copycat Utility http://www3.ca.com/solutions/ProductOption.aspx?ID=1016 TelTape http://www.cartagena.com/products/index.html FATS/FATAR http://www.fdr.com/products/fatsfatar/ff03.cfm Finally if you use or purchase a Virtual Tape system hardware or software it can fill tapes to capacity while presenting many virtual volumes to the host OS. BrightStor CA-Vtape Virtual Tape System http://www3.ca.com/solutions/Product.aspx?ID=1599 IBM VTS http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/storage/tape/index.html STK VTS http://www.stortek.com/ There are even more esoteric answers that don't quite fit the traditional picture of VTS like ExHPDM to stream multiple writers onto single tapes http://www.storagetek.com/products/product_page2442.html Best Regards, Sam Knutson, GEICO Performance and Availability Management mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (office) 301.986.3574 "Think big, act bold, start simple, grow fast..." -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of FRANKO DSOUZA Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 12:50 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: enterprise tape system 3590 HI EVERYONE, WE HAVE AN ATL 3590, AND ARE USING 3590 AND 3592 DRIVES,WITH 60 GB AND 300 GB CARTRIDGES TO BACKUP OUR DATA, IS THERE ANY SUITABLE PROGRAM TO STACK DATA ON THESE CARTRIDGES AND ALSO USE THESE CARTRIDGES TO THEIR OPTIMUM LEVEL, MEAN USE THEM 100% ANY HELP SUGGESTIONS WILL BE APPRECIATED THANKS FRANCO ==================== This email/fax message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution of this email/fax is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please destroy all paper and electronic copies of the original message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
