> > In our shop we don't have any tapelib. > > Do you need to implement HSM ? > > Any suggestions is greatly appreciated! >
Jason, I think the answer will be "it depends'. First DFSMShsm does not have to have tape. I have seen shops run DFSMShsm with only dasd. But, what is your shop's requirements for backup/recovery/space management. You need to evaluate your shops needs against the product. Then you need to decide 1) How do I recover a file or a volume? 2) How do I manage space on a pack/pool? 3) What do I need to do for disaster recovery 4) What is the effort involved? 5) Is it going to provide an easily supported solution? 6) Do I already have other products that can provide the functions of DFSMShsm? (CA has CA-DISK CA-ALLOCATE, etc) Each shop is unique. I think you have to research DFSMShsm and its capabilities and determine if it fits your shops environment. I could not tell you if you need to implement DFSMShsm or not. That would be something your environmental requirements would decide. HTH Lizette ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
