I am running an IBM VTS-B18 and installed an IBM VTS-B20 with the intent of moving all the files over from the B18 to the newer B20. HSM files are easy to do as I have cut off allocation to the old and only into the new. Then along with recycles, it will all go over. Once the B18 is empty it can be offered to the Smithsonian along with its 3590 drives.
Looked around at products like OpenTech's and CA's tapecopy offering and even though they seem to be first class products, the cost is also first-class (in the old days it would more than Air-Mail). I ran across this Tivoli utility for what I am told is $5K per z9BC. Does any one have any experience with the product where it copies files with not much up front work coding JCL, and then does all the adjustments with the Catalog and in my case, RMM. Be interested (this can be offlist) in your impressions. thanks jim ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
