On Wednesday, 10/06/2010 at 12:56 EDT, Mark Wheeler 
<[email protected]> wrote:

> > I think this is an issue that needs to be addressed. This is a 
critical set
> > of files, which z/VM only has tools to back up to tape, and many sites 
no
> > longer even have tape drives to use to create these tape backups. We 
no
> > longer have any tape drives, real or virtual, attached to the systems, 
so
> > SPXTAPE does us absolutely no good.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation .~.
>  
> Amen, Brother!

Anyone who has a requirement for tapeless operation of z/VM needs to be 
badgering your IBM client exec, account rep or business partner, as well 
as opening a requirement with IBM.  It's not that we don't know about the 
requirement, but we need a way to measure the demand so that it can be 
prioritized properly.

Alan Altmark

z/VM and Linux on System z Consultant
IBM System Lab Services and Training 
ibm.com/systems/services/labservices 
office: 607.429.3323
[email protected]
IBM Endicott

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