I've been reading the notes for MFNETDISK for a while and it complements Hercules emulated disk as one of the functions. Unless I'm mistaken, the disk emulation would be useful where the disk is remotely located from the processor complex or emulated processor (Hercules etc.). Obviously performance would suffer depending on the available bandwidth for remote TCPIP transmission of IO but for an absolute DR capability, the product has many facets I can visualise.
If a mainframe complex was taken out, the mirrored emulated disk could be distibruted across multiple locations on multiple PCs or just a single remote location. It might take some time to get your disk "re-assembled" into usable status but it would mean you have a fairly hot backup available ay any point in time. The product isn't actually much use on Hercules other than to test the functionality. To my knowledge, nobody is running modern o/s or TCPIP on Hercules since they can't be licensed. I don't believe there is a TCPIP for MVS 3.8, but I could be wrong here. Nice job, Shai. I hope you get some traction in the mainstream market. On 1/3/08, shai hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > HI, Thanks for your good question. > > As far I know Hercules can not make mirrors to real 3390 and can not > backup > real 3390 and can not emulate 3390 from real MF or from any emulation MF > as > I do and can not be used for real DR purpose. > > MFNetdisk can run on real MF and can work with real 3390 disk (IBM, EMC or > HDS) but of course it can run under Hercules or under any MF emulations. > > Easily the product can also copy and sharing MFNetDisk emulated 3390 > between > Hercules and real MF and any emulated MF. Yes, you hear good you can share > MFNetDisk emulated 3390 between any MF (Hercules, IBM etc...) and the > MFNetDisk keep the data integrity as real 3390 keep data integrity when it > is shared between real MF. > > please try the program and you will see that this product is totally > different from Hercules. I love what Hercules does but this is a different > product. The only feature which is the same as Hercules is the data > location > of the emulated 3390 disk which is in PC. > > I can promise you that if and when you try the product you will love it. > > I know that we the old MF people afraid to try PC in MF environment but > this > product is different. > > > Thanks, > Shai > > > On 1/2/08, Van Dalsen, Herbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Shai, > > > > I haven't look at this, will do so soon, but how does the concepts that > > you employ to achieve this differ from what Hercules / Flex has done in > > the past in terms of MF disks on PC's? > > > > Regards > > > > Herbie > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of shai hess > > Sent: 01 November 2007 06:10 nm > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: my free mainframe product > > > > Hi, > > > > My MFNetDisk product is active by users and they start to find bugs > > (that > > life). > > > > I put in my site in the download page a new MVS load library (The MVS > > side > > is version 10 ) which > > fix some critical bugs. > > > > Anyone which run my product must download the new load library and run > > with > > it. > > > > No cold start require for the new load library. > > > > Some tips for MFNetDisk MVS side: > > > > You can see all the modify command in MVS using the "F mpc010r,HELP > > command". > > The most MVS modify command I use are : > > > > F mpc010r,ip=q/r (Q or R) for query and retry. > > F mpc010r,conf=Q/NEW for query what are defined in MFNetDisk or change > > the > > MFNetDisk configuration dynamically. > > F mpc010r,SRV=Q (to check how MFNetDisk doing with tasks and pending > > requests. > > > > All the MVS modify command can run from MFNetDisk PCTOOL using > > "modify>sys>sendreqtomvs" > > > > Thanks, > > Shai > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > 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 > > Elavon Financial Services Limited > > Registered in Ireland: Number 418442 > > Registered Office: Block E, 1st Floor, Cherrywood Business Park, > > Loughlinstown, Co. 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