Yes, the maintenance time also need to aware, if you already form a grid it will not interrupt you otherwise you need 3 or 4 hours to apply microcode because the aix inside which like ds8000 On 2012-3-28 下午8:40, "Dennis Trojak" <dennis.tro...@radioshack.com> wrote:
> We've been using a TS7720 for 3 years now but we are NOT in a grid which > makes for some interesting operational procedures. The virtual volumes are > copied/stacked to physical volumes using TAPECOPY from OPENTECH which works > just fine. Our only problem so far is restoring the data for HSM ML2 and > backup tapes at our DR site since the restore must be to an equivalent > volume type and except for another VTS there aren't any 3490's that hold > 4GB of data. > The other problem with only 1 TS7720 is applying maintenance to the > machine. When the CE needs to install software updates it often takes 3-4 > hours and that means NO tape access for that period. > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Tommy Tsui > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 7:34 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Tapeless solution (IBM or Sun) Enterprise class > > Our shop use B20 almost 5 years and sometime the IBM CE will notify me the > tape cannot be recovered or the Gripper cannot move , some time need to > reboot the library console and re-inventory again. Any problems when use > VTS 7720? anyone can share? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
