We use VDR from OpenTech to copy ml2 tapes from VTL to have an offsite copy that is 3590 physical tapes.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Staller, Allan Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 7:39 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] different tape media for ML2 copies in HSM Look up the TAPECOPY command in the dfSMS/hsm Storage Admin Guide.. http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/DGT2S680/2.40 ?SHELF=DGT2BK90&DT=20090610113354 HTH, <snip> Currently we are creating duplex tape copies for ML2 in HSM. We are using logical tape (VTS), and we used to use Export to get the second copies offsite. However, 2 years ago we stopped all Export/Import functions, and now have the two copies always in the library(which is bad). My job now, is to find a way to be able to send the second copy offsite by using native 3590 tape. I was researching, and I am 99% sure that I cannot use different media - logical tape for onsite and native 3590 for offsite - for the ML2 tapes. I was told to turn the 99% into 100%. So here is my question: Is there any way to use different media for the two ML2 tapes? A patch maybe? Logically thinking, since the 3590 is larger we would never have issues with filling up the second tape, but then have partial filled 3590 tapes offsite. I wonder if parameters like the TAPEUTILIZATION and the RECYCLEPERCENT are the reason why we can't mix the media. </snip> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN <font size="1"> <div style='border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'> </div> "This email is intended to be reviewed by only the intended recipient and may contain information that is privileged and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, use, dissemination, disclosure or copying of this email and its attachments, if any, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by return email and delete this email from your system." </font> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
