Another consideration is DB2, if you run DB2 for VM/VSE. We have successfully written log archive files to disk, but for the full archives apparently tape is the only thing it will accept. Product documentation indicates that tape is required for log archives as well, unless running a user-defined archive.
Nora Graves [EMAIL PROTECTED] Main IRS, Room 6531 (202) 622-6735 Fax (202) 622-3123 -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of O'Brien, Dennis L Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 6:25 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Software on tape I've been asked whether our z/VM systems could convert to using only virtual tape. One of the possible sticking points is vendor software. If necessary, we could keep a couple of manual tape drives around for software installs. I'm trying to determine if it's necessary. Have IBM or any other software vendors made statements of direction for offering alternatives to delivering software on tape? I know that z/VM itself has been available on DVD for the last 3 releases, and CA's VM:Manager products are downloadable. I see that z/VM and products on SDO are now downloadable, too. What about products not on SDO? Is tape the only choice for those? I tried to register for ShopzSeries to see what was actually downloadable, but was told my customer number doesn't exist. Perhaps customer numbers for Resource Link and ShopzSeries are not the same. Dennis O'Brien "A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill." -- Robert A. Heinlein
