I'm confused. My original reply addressed the TCO (total cost of ownership) of a remote tape drive which included the biological components.
Ignoring that, the options include channel extenders or some sort of store and forward process that exploits the MP-3000 MVS. Back to the biological issue, a 3590 ATL (Auto Tape Loader) features a cassette for about a dozen cartridges. That might be a good fit if your mission is output only. Once every so often, a carbon based biological unit could swing by and perform the TLC. The 3590's are long gone from marketing, so used units should be available for not much more than shipping and installation. In fact, I gave two such units away not long ago. HTH. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Logan Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:01 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Remote tape drive >> 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 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
