"Knutson, Sam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED] >... > Hi, > > > > What tools and techniques are you using to move large tape (VTS normally) resident data sets from one Sysplex to another? > > We are creating our third Sysplex and see that in this case we are going to have data sets which are routinely created on tape in one that need to be moved to another. > > These two Sysplex may someday be geographically separated and we don't want to use a solution like export to a tape cart and go stick it in a different ATL. > > All transfers are z/OS to z/OS only. > > > > IBM z/OS FTP and CA-XCOM are already deployed in these LPARs but there is discussion as to weather we need a different approach for tape data sets. So what do you do? > > > > We have some IBM consultants pushing MQ > >
You don't mention whether the sysplexes have access to the VTS(s?). If they have (as in our situation) you can define tapes owned by one sysplex in the TCDB of another sysplex as Private tapes. In that case they can be referenced as foreigh tapes as viewed by the tapemanagement system. Kees. ********************************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number 33014286 ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
