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
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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
> >
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