The main problem I have with using a solution like that is that I currently use IEBCOPY to create the software tapes. I don't know how to replicate the image you would get on tape with an IEBCOPY.
I have already thought about redoing my software installations using TSO XMIT to get away from IEBCOPY. Then I would be able to use a solution like this. David Logan Manager of Product Development, Pitney Bowes Business Insights http://centrus.com 4750 Walnut St, Suite 200 Boulder, CO 80301 W: (720) 564-3056 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Hawkins Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 12:47 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Remote tape drive David, If moving the data to and from a local ASCII platform is not a problem, then why don't you look at using an iSCSI ATL. Most Windows flavours support iSCSI software drivers so you don't need a special TOE card to drive it, and the connection can be done through whatever backbone you currently provision between the sites. I'm using iSCSI based disk arrays for SAS/MXG on Windows XP and it works just great. Something like a QANTUM PX502 means you don't need people to mount the tapes for you (not an endorsement of Quantum - I just looked for a brand I know). Ron > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of David Logan > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 7:01 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] Remote tape drive > > >> To the OP: is there some reason you could not attach a tape unit to > the > >> MP-3000 using native channels and use FTP to get the data there? > > Yes. Getting the data there isn't the issue. The hard part is FTPing > the > warm body to the tape drive so that said warm body could *mount* a > tape. > This is a development shop, not production. There are no operators. The > people mulling up and down the hallways at the remote location are > generally > unwilling to stop and mount a tape, and even if they were willing, they > go > home at 5 :) > > >> Also to the OP: most modern tap units can drive an ESCON path to > >> saturation. I believe the current ROT is one path per transport. > That > >> should give you an idea as to pipe size needed to get the best use > of > >> the unit. > > Thanks! As I said, it's only a development shop, so a single unit would > suffice. We just need some type of access to a tape unit. > > David Logan > Manager of Product Development, Pitney Bowes Business Insights > http://centrus.com > 4750 Walnut St, Suite 200 > Boulder, CO 80301 > W: (720) 564-3056 > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf > Of Hal Merritt > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 7:36 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Remote tape drive > > Well, there -are- such things as B/T to ESCON converters. And there are > some shops out there who have some that need a good home (nudge, nudge, > wink, wink.) > > To the OP: is there some reason you could not attach a tape unit to the > MP-3000 using native channels and use FTP to get the data there? > > Also to the OP: most modern tap units can drive an ESCON path to > saturation. I believe the current ROT is one path per transport. That > should give you an idea as to pipe size needed to get the best use of > the unit. > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Dave Cartwright > Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 3:38 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Remote tape drive > > On Tue, 13 May 2008 13:37:20 -0600, David Logan > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >I would like to have a tape drive at a remote office from where the > >mainframe is physically located. Preferably a (normally) channel > attached > >tape drive, rather than a SCSI type of thing, although I would take > the > >latter if given no other choices. > > > >Does anyone happen to know what options I have available? > > > > My immediate thought was of a Fundamental Software Flex-ES CUB based > solution, but that is really an ESCON to SCSI connector. You COULD use > this > to write Faketape (tm) files on a remote filesystem which could use a > FakeTape to real tape program to create images on tape. Maybe a Flex > reseller such as T3 Technologies could help you out. > > I would like to hear of a similar solution so that I could use our > T-Server boat > anchor now that it has been replaced by a Z9BC because of the IBM-FSI > breakup. Sadly it has a B&T channel card rather than the ESCON card > required for CUB so the costs to make use of it outweigh the benefits. > > I went to a Riverbed presentation yesterday and amongst the throw-away > benefits their agents claim are huge speedups for NFS. If true that > may > be an > alternative to remote tape - a fast remote file system. > > Good luck > Dave > > > > NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it > are > intended > exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. 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