We are using Ken's Visara VTL solution and are very happy with it.
Tony Thigpen
Ken Bloom wrote on 1/21/20 3:10 PM:
Hi Dean
VTS solutions are not as expensive as you think they are depending on the
amount of storage and number of channels required. Besides the vastly improved
performance of a VTS over std tape, you get the additional reduction in
footprint and power requirements which have the secondary effect of reducing
your DR costs. If you would like to consider this option, please contact me
off line.
Regards
Ken
Kenneth A. Bloom
CEO
Avenir Technologies Inc
/d/b/a Visara International
203-984-2235
[email protected]
www.visara.com
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Nai, Dean
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 3:03 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: 3592-E07
We have a 3592-E07 and our leasing company is telling us the following. Anyone
have any thoughts? We really don’t have the funding for a mirrored VTS and if
it’s not mirrored then we lose our DR plan.
From leasing company.
The first item to be withdrawn from service will be the 3592-C07 at the end of
2020. The C07 is the controller for the tape drives and is required for z/OS or
z/VM to communicate with the 3592-E07 drives.
IBM has no direct attach tape products for z/OS, z/VM or zVSE. The best option
is to go with a VTS and locate a 2nd VTS at your DR site with replication
between the two sites. There is also the option to have an IBM VTS with access
to tape drives in a 3584 and then send those tapes offsite. To be able to use
those tapes for DR you would need another IBM VTS at you DR location.
Dean Nai
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