Darth - I'm curious as to whether or not there is realtime communication that occurs between OAM and whatever mechanism replaces the ATL Library Manager in this type of scenario. It seems questionable given that the EMC DLm solution requires batch jobs to support the release and synchronization of scratch tapes, even though the XLCS API supports functions against MTLs. One would assume this could all be handled internally. How much effort goes into your daily scratch release/synch processing and what TMS do you use in your environment ?
Frank. ============================================================================ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Darth Keller Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 3:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Virtual Tape-on-Disk MTL Frank - We're running an HDS MDL (which uses the Bustech hardware to front-end HDS storage). We have 1 library running as an MTL connected to an SMS-plex. What kind of information are you looking for? Specific questions? dd keller ///////////////////////////// Thanks to those who supplied answers to this post. Perhaps I should have been more specific as to the type of information I am looking for. We have a functioning SMStape environment running 3 IBM ATLSs which have been around for some time so the concepts are not new. We are investigating the possibility of implementing an EMC DLm into the current environment as an MTL as an addition to the current SMStape configuration. The basics behind the functionality are understood but I was looking for some real world experience with EMC DLm or similar equipment running as an MTL. Thanks, Frank This e-mail message and all attachments transmitted with it may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying, forwarding or other use of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message and all copies and backups thereof. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
