>> To the OP: is there some reason you could not attach a tape unit to the >> MP-3000 using native channels and use FTP to get the data there?
Yes. Getting the data there isn't the issue. The hard part is FTPing the warm body to the tape drive so that said warm body could *mount* a tape. This is a development shop, not production. There are no operators. The people mulling up and down the hallways at the remote location are generally unwilling to stop and mount a tape, and even if they were willing, they go home at 5 :) >> Also to the OP: most modern tap units can drive an ESCON path to >> saturation. I believe the current ROT is one path per transport. That >> should give you an idea as to pipe size needed to get the best use of >> the unit. Thanks! As I said, it's only a development shop, so a single unit would suffice. We just need some type of access to a tape unit. David Logan Manager of Product Development, Pitney Bowes Business Insights http://centrus.com 4750 Walnut St, Suite 200 Boulder, CO 80301 W: (720) 564-3056 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hal Merritt Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 7:36 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Remote tape drive Well, there -are- such things as B/T to ESCON converters. And there are some shops out there who have some that need a good home (nudge, nudge, wink, wink.) To the OP: is there some reason you could not attach a tape unit to the MP-3000 using native channels and use FTP to get the data there? Also to the OP: most modern tap units can drive an ESCON path to saturation. I believe the current ROT is one path per transport. That should give you an idea as to pipe size needed to get the best use of the unit. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Cartwright Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 3:38 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Remote tape drive On Tue, 13 May 2008 13:37:20 -0600, David Logan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I would like to have a tape drive at a remote office from where the >mainframe is physically located. Preferably a (normally) channel attached >tape drive, rather than a SCSI type of thing, although I would take the >latter if given no other choices. > >Does anyone happen to know what options I have available? > My immediate thought was of a Fundamental Software Flex-ES CUB based solution, but that is really an ESCON to SCSI connector. You COULD use this to write Faketape (tm) files on a remote filesystem which could use a FakeTape to real tape program to create images on tape. Maybe a Flex reseller such as T3 Technologies could help you out. I would like to hear of a similar solution so that I could use our T-Server boat anchor now that it has been replaced by a Z9BC because of the IBM-FSI breakup. Sadly it has a B&T channel card rather than the ESCON card required for CUB so the costs to make use of it outweigh the benefits. I went to a Riverbed presentation yesterday and amongst the throw-away benefits their agents claim are huge speedups for NFS. If true that may be an alternative to remote tape - a fast remote file system. Good luck Dave NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
