My major customer recently went through similar - but with STK. Exacerbates the issue. All the old stand-alone kit came off support, and was returned to the vendor. But 2 new (as in refurb'd) drives were purchased to handle 3480/90 carts - these are located at the main site (only), where real live operators still while away the passing hours. Minor chance of data exhange made it worthwhile. Most vendor data I pull electronically where I have the option.
There may also be DR implications if you use an external provider - shouldn't matter these days, but you'd better check. Shane ... From: "Johnston, Robert E" > We recently converted to virtual tape and 3592. Now mgt is itching to > get the 3480s off the floor. My question is, do vendors (IBM and CA > mostly) offer products on 3592 format or are we going to have problems > if we get rid of the 3480 drives and try to order new software? I know > there are internet options for z/OS but we are not positioned right now > to make use of it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
