Neal, We use this "grid" type VTL solution here at A&M - one locally in Texas, and the other at our DR co-lo in MD. Work well, as long as your internet connection is sound.
Regards, James Lund | Chief Systems Engineer Mainframe and Enterprise Backup Service | Division of Information Technology Texas A&M University 3363 TAMU | College Station, TX 77843-3363 ph: 979.845.8410 | fax: 979.845.2074 | james-l...@tamu.edu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IT.tamu.edu -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Nai, Dean Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 2:03 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [IBM-MAIN] 3592-E07 We have a 3592-E07 and our leasing company is telling us the following. Anyone have any thoughts? We really don’t have the funding for a mirrored VTS and if it’s not mirrored then we lose our DR plan. From leasing company. The first item to be withdrawn from service will be the 3592-C07 at the end of 2020. The C07 is the controller for the tape drives and is required for z/OS or z/VM to communicate with the 3592-E07 drives. IBM has no direct attach tape products for z/OS, z/VM or zVSE. The best option is to go with a VTS and locate a 2nd VTS at your DR site with replication between the two sites. There is also the option to have an IBM VTS with access to tape drives in a 3584 and then send those tapes offsite. To be able to use those tapes for DR you would need another IBM VTS at you DR location. Dean Nai > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
