You could implement the Small Dataset packing (small migrated datasets stored in a vsam file) and compress to disk the larger migrated datasets. This would reduce your utilization but would require some dedicated volumes.
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 8:38 AM, Paul Gilmartin <paulgboul...@aim.com> wrote: > On Wed, 4 May 2011 17:45:01 +0800, ibmnew wrote: >> >> In our shop we don't have any tapelib. >> >> Do you need to implement HSM ? >> > In fact, IBM early proposed HSM as an alternative to tape > libraries, asserting that careful configuration of HSM should > reduce mount traffic to a point that manual mounts would be > sufficient. > > Of course, this was at a time when IBM was not marketing tape > libraries and IBM's competitors were. > > -- gil -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
