You could FTP those files to a PC running an FTP server / services, then copy them to a USB key to take them to the DR site, I suppose.
I think you're going to have a problem determining the number of T10000 cartridges you need. If you mix retention on the cartridge, then as you say you have to keep it offsite until the dataset with the longest retention period expires. The number of cartridges you need is equal to (number of such cartridges produced daily)*(longest retention period on the cartridge) - i.e. if you produce 1 tape per day on which the longest retention is 365 days, you're going to need 365 cartridges. It can quickly become expensive if it's done wrong! We faced this even when we moved to 9840s.. for some of our longer retention migrations, we've reduced the frequency of the runs to reduce the number of tapes needed. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
