Cool ! ! !
"McKown, John" <[email protected]> Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <[email protected]> 10/07/2010 12:51 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System <[email protected]> To [email protected] cc Subject Re: IPL VM/VM Issues Some do remote mirroring of DASD. Or use virtual tape where the virtual tape device is either remote or can be remotely mirrored. For the truly unusual and "cheap": MFNetDisk can emulate 3390 DASD on z/OS via a TCPIP connection to a server on a PC running MFNetDisk under either Linux or Windows. If you do that, then burn the PC files containing the emulated 3390s to DVD. Of course, this means a PC server at DR running MFNetDisk. And installing MFNetDisk on the floor system. I'm not too sure about this latter! John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets® 9151 Boulevard 26 • N. Richland Hills • TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone • (817)-691-6183 cell [email protected] • www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets® is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. –The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company®, Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ward, Mike S Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 11:44 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: IPL VM/VM Issues What does everyone without tape do for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity? From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Wheeler Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 3:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: IPL VM/VM Issues > Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 14:34:03 -0500 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: IPL VM/VM Issues > To: [email protected] > > Frank, while I think having a simple virtual tape server for CNMS is a > good idea, it wouldn't solve our problems with SPXTAPE; it does not use > the normal CMS tape i/o routines to read/write tape. I believe it > constructs it's own tape CCWs and bypasses all of CMS tape handling. Most shops without access to real tape drives have already converted their "tape" applications to use things like VMFPLCD instead of VMFPLC2, CMSDDR instead of DDR, etc. As Dave said, SPXTAPE is a different animal and the usual tricks to get around real tape issues aren't available. Mark Wheeler UnitedHealth Group ========================== This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.
