RMM is a tape management (inventory) system (TMS). It makes no difference if the tape is real or virtual. All TMSs and VTSs that I know of work together.
The savings with VTS are: 1. If it is tuned correctly, the mount time should be zero for most mounts. If a lot of tapes are having to be recalled from the multi-volume tape to DASD, the cache management tuning has a problem of the cache size is to small. 2. Disaster backup has become a lot easier. We send a full copy of the entire virtual tape system offsite monthly. Make sure that anything needed for a base IPL is on real tape for stand alone restore. 3. The footprint and environmentals are better. We went from 6 silos to 2 with a major power and heat reduction. Dennis Roach United Space Alliance 600 Gemini Avenue Mail Code USH-4A3L Houston, Texas 77058 Voice: (281) 282-2975 Page: (713) 736-8275 Fax: (281) 282-3583 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] All opinions expressed by me are mine and may not agree with my employer or any person, company, or thing, living or dead, on or near this or any other planet, moon, asteroid, or other spatial object, natural or manufactured, since the beginning of time. -----Original Message----- Ron and Jenny Hawkins wrote: > John, [...] >>If a VTS is not supposed to save money due to staffing and time, then >>why get one? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
