And maybe this is related: Last year a client wanted to test
Transparent Cloud Tiering which I was told is a method for DS8000/TS7000
to dump data to an S3 server directly from the storage boxes. I didn't
participate in the testing so I don't know much about that end, but when
they had trouble finding an S3 server for the proof-of-concept, I
suggested a small Linux/minio box on site since I had heard IBM uses
minio for their own testing. The minio notes I googled were really
complex, talking about configuring Docker, multiple containers, etc.
But it turns out I didn't need any of that. I installed Red Hat on a
spare (but fairly powerful) x86 server, then simply copied the minio
binary from web to server (no yum install, no nothing), configured one
file with userid/password, started minio from a command line, and it
worked perfectly for the POC.
On 1/13/2022 12:02 AM, Timothy Sipples wrote:
Colin Paice wrote:
Thank you - that answers the problem I was having. Does lack of
information mean it cannot be done - or it is just not documented. In
this
case it means, it cannot be done.
Well, don't be so hasty.... :-) Here's another possible route as an
example:
1. At least some Synology NAS devices support on board installation of
MinIO. MinIO provides support for the "S3" cloud object storage protocol.
Here are some sample instructions on how to do that for a particular
Synology model:
https://jonaharagon.me/installing-minio-on-synology-diskstation-4823caf600c3
2. Get IBM Advanced Archive for DFSMShsm, IBM Program Number 5698-AAD.
(Also included as part of IBM Program Number 5698-AAJ if you prefer to get
it that way.) This software product equips z/OS DFSMShsm with the ability
to use a ML3-like tier that consists of Amazon S3 or IBM Cloud Object
Storage. Thus it should be able to use your MinIO-equipped Synology NAS
device as a ML3-like storage tier. (Insert usual disclaimers here.)
Encryption recommended, both for the S3 network connection and the data
itself (z/OS Data Set Encryption as a notable example).
If Step 1 isn't available on your particular Synology device then you
could insert a small MinIO or IBM Spectrum Scale (another good example)
server in the loop running somewhere else. That *could* be a really,
really lightweight server such as a Raspberry Pi or similar. You just need
a S3 or IBM Cloud Object Storage compatible server "in the loop"
somewhere. Perhaps it could run in the z/OS Container Extensions (zCX).
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Digital Asset & Other Industry Solutions
IBM Z & LinuxONE
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