You are correct - had a 7720 at my last job and got the device types mixed up :)
Pete Eggebeen Senior Systems Engineer Mainframe Storage Management Kohl's Corporation (920) 207-0108 (Cell) On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 9:16 AM, Lizette Koehler <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes, I am asking about the virtual TS7720. So if I did not want to buy a > TS7740 solution (Both virtual and tape) but instead repurpose my older J70 > with J1A drives and attach them to the new TS7720 - would that work? > > I am not really good with hardware and the IBM manuals are vague. So just > looking for a confirmation that if we wanted to use our older tape system > (J70 controller with J1A drives) would that work. Or is the tapeless only > tapeless unless in a TS7740 configuration. > > Lizette > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Vernooij, CP - SPLXM > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 7:14 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Question on TS7720 and J70/J1A connections > > Peter, > > Are you sure you are referring to a TS7720, not to a TS7740? AFAIK the > TS7720 is the TS7740 with only (disk)cache and without tapedrives. > > Kees. > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Peter Eggebeen > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 16:10 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Question on TS7720 and J70/J1A connections > > We are running a TS7720 with an ATL with drives in it that we can use for > offloading data from the VTS and as native drives. > > Pros - can expand your TS7720 capacity to be virtually limitless > > Cons - tapes and tape drives break > > Pete Eggebeen > Senior Systems Engineer > Mainframe Storage Management > Kohl's Corporation > (920) 207-0108 (Cell) > > > On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 8:19 AM, Lizette Koehler > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Running z/OS V1.12 > > > > If we have a TS7720 Tape system only, is it possible to attach a J70 > > Controller with J1A tape drives should I want to have physical tape? > > > > Pros/Cons? > > > > > > Any comments or guidance is appreciated. > > > > Lizette > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: > This is a transmission from Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. > and may contain information which is confidential and proprietary. > If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, copying or distribution or > use > of the contents of this message is expressly prohibited. > If you have received this transmission in error, please destroy it and > notify us immediately at 262-703-7000. > > CAUTION: > Internet and e-mail communications are Kohl's property and Kohl's reserves > the right to retrieve and read any message created, sent and received. > Kohl's reserves the right to monitor messages by authorized Kohl's > Associates at any time without any further consent. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email > to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ******************************************************** > For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: > http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain > confidential > and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the > addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment > may > be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to > this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If > you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender > immediately > by return e-mail, and delete this message. > > Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its > employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission > of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in > receipt. > > Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch > Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered > number 33014286 > ******************************************************** > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
