Bob - I recall reading something about a chip inside the 3592 cartridge that, among other things, contains a tape 'VTOC' which is presumably used to perform a high speed search to locate multiple files on the cartridge. We have a small pool of several hundred 3592s in our ATLs that we use natively for specialized apps like SMF data but they are not generally used by the applications community. These all contain single files so I couldn't answer directly to your question.
The remainder of the 3592s in the libraries back our IBM VTSs. Frank Bonaduce GSG/Systems Engineering -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bob Shannon Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 4:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Replace 3590 With 3592 We are considering replacing the 4 3590 drives in our ATL with 4 3592 drives. Given the increased tape capacity, we are concerned with the seek time of the 3592s, i.e., will they noticeably delay recalls? I'd appreciate comments from those with experience in this area. TIA. Bob Shannon Rocket Software ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
