Re: Tape Assist

[kekronbekron]

Seeing thatyou're going to an IBM TS, I highly recommend IBM's tapetool - 
https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/tapetool/

Loads of very useful utilities in it.
Even if there's nothing in there to help migrate INTO it (I can't remember 
exactly), it's very useful for administration.


- KB

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On Saturday, March 6, 2021 1:21 AM, Benik, John E 
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> I'm wondering if there are others out there who have used tape assist to 
> migrate their tape data? Soon we will be using it to migrate to an IBM 
> TS7700, we are running into some minor issues but don't want to put any 
> detailed information here. If anybody else has experience using this product 
> please let me know.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Benik | Optum
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Tape Assist

[Benik, John E]

I'm wondering if there are others out there who have used tape assist to 
migrate their tape data?  Soon we will be using it to migrate to an IBM TS7700, 
we are running into some minor issues but don't want to put any detailed 
information here.  If anybody else has experience using this product please let 
me know.


Regards,

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Re: DFHSM Backups using DFDSS - Enqueues

[Glenn Wilcock]

Hi Terri,

You have the correct HSM setting - INUSE(...)  HSM traps on the ADR412 message 
to know that DSS failed serialization and that it should be retried.  Do you 
see a subsequent DSS Dump for the data sets that initially failed (a retry w/o 
serialization)?

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Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe

[Radoslaw Skorupka]

It is Falconstore product, and AFAIK it does NOT support mainframe 
(understood as z/OS, FICON attachment, etc.)


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W dniu 05.03.2021 o 15:52, Bfishing pisze:

Hitachi still offers a VTL solution in this space too.
Like IBM's, it works within the concept of a grid with automation.
https://www.hitachivantara.com/go/data-protection/assets/pdf/hitachi-vtl-losung-mit-falconstor.pdf

On Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 9:33 AM PINION, RICHARD W. 
wrote:


Also, not as snazzy, it's a MTL, zVT.

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https://www.computerworld.com/article/2514205/emc-buys-mainframe-virtual-tape-library-vendor-bus-tech.html

"EMC has been reselling Bus-Tech's Mainframe Data Library VTL since 2008
as the EMC Disk Library for mainframe (DLm)"


Not taking any sides etc., just sharing what a quick search found.

- KB

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On Friday, March 5, 2021 7:42 PM, Carl Swanson <
0252c152a1b5-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote:


 Ken,


On this I will need to respectfully disagree, seems I work with this

product every day and this is not accurate. The DLm is 100% evolution of
the BusTech MDL and we see this constantly in the product. Is it different
yes, has it evolved yes, and the evolution is from BusTech MDL. I have
worked on this product from the time it was acquired by EMC now Dell. And
another fun relatively unknow BusTech fact at one time for a short while
they were owned by StorageTek (STK). This happened because BusTech was
acquired by Network Systems Corp who was then acquired by STK. After that
the principals of BusTech were able to buy their company back from STK.

Carl Swanson
Mobile:215.688.1459
Email: carl.swans...@verizon.net

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Of Ken Bloom
Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 7:53 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe

That’s not true! EMC purchased BUSTECH and killed their product. DLm is

an internal EMC development and had nothing to do with the BUSTECH products.

Kenneth A. Bloom
CEO
Avenir Technologies Inc
/d/b/a Visara International
203-984-2235tel:203-984-2235
bloom@visara.commailto:bl...@visara.com
www.visara.comhttp://www.visara.com/

On Mar 5, 2021, at 7:48 AM, Carl

swanson0252c152a1b5-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu wrote:

 Just a small point of clarification BUSTECH was purchased by EMC in

the 2010 / 2011 time frame and from that come the DLm.

Carl Swanson
Mobile:215.688.1459
Email: carl.swans...@verizon.net

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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU On Behalf
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Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 12:30 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe

The "former BUSTECH" is also claimed by OPTICA (the people who make

converters and directors), for their z/VT product. It's a lot closer to the
original BUSTECH than DLm, but they could both be based on the same
technology.

Brian

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Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond

[Marna WALLE]

Thanks, Dana, for mentioning the test Portable Software Instance you can use 
now.

I wanted to add, for those "advanced" z/OSMF users (who are really those that 
want a simplified GUI for an SMP/E APPLY of PTFs), this test Portable Software 
Instance *also* includes some sample test PTFs in the GLOBAL zone.  Why would 
we do that?  So that you can try out z/OSMF Software Update to install them!  

Check out the overview of this associated function to z/OSMF Software 
Management:
https://www.ibm.com/support/z-content-solutions/software-update-zosmf/

I might suggest that those users who have successfully installed the test 
Portable Software Instance, they continue on in trying to install PTFs onto 
that test Portable Software Instance with z/OSMF Software Update.

As Kurt mentioned at his SHARE session on z/OSMF Software Update yesterday, 
please recognize that this is our first iteration of this new function, and we 
have plenty of great requirements in our backlog for this function.  We do 
welcome more requirements or votes on existing ones, in either z/OSMF Software 
Management or z/OSMF Software Update.

-Marna WALLE
z/OS System Install and Upgrade
IBM Poughkeepsie

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Re: IPV6

[Frank Swarbrick]

Does IPv6 give any worthwhile advantages to a non-internet connected mainframe?

From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List  on behalf of Ed 
Jaffe 
Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 7:12 AM
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Subject: Re: IPV6

On 3/5/2021 5:54 AM, Ituriel do Neto wrote:
> Hi all,
> I would like to know if any of you use IPV6 on Mainframe.

Absolutely!

IntfName: OSA1P0V6  IntfType: IPAQENET6  IntfStatus: Ready
 PortName: OSA1P0Datapath: F963 DatapathStatus: Ready
 CHPIDType: OSDSMCR: Yes
 PNetID: PNET1 SMCD: Yes
 TRLE: V60TRLT1
 QueSize: 0Speed: 001000
 MacAddress: 98BE94563FF2
 DupAddrDet: 1
 CfgRouter: Non   ActRouter: Non
 CfgMtu: None ActMtu: 9008
 VLANid: None VLANpriority: Disabled
 ReadStorage: GLOBAL (4096K)
 InbPerf: Balanced
 ChecksumOffload: Yes SegmentationOffload: No
 SecClass: 255MonSysplex: No
 Isolate: No  OptLatencyMode: No
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Re: IPV6

[Radoslaw Skorupka]

W dniu 05.03.2021 o 14:54, Ituriel do Neto pisze:

Hi all,
I would like to know if any of you use IPV6 on Mainframe.



Does HMC and SE apply?

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CBT Version 501 is completed

[Sam Golob]

Dear Folks,

 I think I've finished updating the website www.cbttape.org with 
the proper changes for Version 501.


 Use it in good health and happiness.

 All the best of everything to everyone

Sincerely, Sam


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Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe

[Radoslaw Skorupka]

Ken,

Can you share some details of Visara solutions?
Of course I visited your webpage and read a little bit.
1. You have to products. 5990L and 5990A. What is a difference between 
them? Size only?

2. Is it possible to attach external disk storage to extend capacity?
3. You offer sync and async replication. That's clear. However what 
about external storage? I understand both 5990 devices should have its 
own storage and in fact it can be different type (i.e. disk array ABC in 
primary site, disk array EFG in secondary site)

4. Any VISARA software on z/OS side?
5. Scalability. Assuming single box is not enough, can I simply add 
another box and it will be seen y z/OS as single MTL?



(disclaimer: I'm not asking for advertisement, I'm just asking for 
technical details)


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Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe

[Carl Swanson]

Thanks for the link and after looking it over they even got most of it 
correct. EMC never had a MDL-6000 it did have a DLm6000, but now I am being 
picky. I remember reading the paper edition of computer world back in the day 
(yes, I am that old). Since I was on the trip down memory, I did start looking 
for Mainframe articles and found them few and far between (that is if you 
discount the article about migrating off). Now maybe I just did not look in the 
right place that is always a possibility.  

And just for clarity, I do work for Dell Technologies, specifically in 
the Mainframe Division and more specifically on the DLm product.  And I do want 
to avoid unpleasantness. 



Carl Swanson
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Email: carl.swans...@verizon.net

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PINION, RICHARD W.
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Subject: Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe

Also, not as snazzy, it's a MTL, zVT.

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https://www.computerworld.com/article/2514205/emc-buys-mainframe-virtual-tape-library-vendor-bus-tech.html

"EMC has been reselling Bus-Tech's Mainframe Data Library VTL since 2008 as the 
EMC Disk Library for mainframe (DLm)"


Not taking any sides etc., just sharing what a quick search found.

- KB

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On Friday, March 5, 2021 7:42 PM, Carl Swanson 
<0252c152a1b5-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote:

> Ken,
>
>
> On this I will need to respectfully disagree, seems I work with this product 
> every day and this is not accurate. The DLm is 100% evolution of the BusTech 
> MDL and we see this constantly in the product. Is it different yes, has it 
> evolved yes, and the evolution is from BusTech MDL. I have worked on this 
> product from the time it was acquired by EMC now Dell. And another fun 
> relatively unknow BusTech fact at one time for a short while they were owned 
> by StorageTek (STK). This happened because BusTech was acquired by Network 
> Systems Corp who was then acquired by STK. After that the principals of 
> BusTech were able to buy their company back from STK.
>
> Carl Swanson
> Mobile:215.688.1459
> Email: carl.swans...@verizon.net
>
> -Original Message-
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU On Behalf 
> Of Ken Bloom
> Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 7:53 AM
> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
> Subject: Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe
>
> That’s not true! EMC purchased BUSTECH and killed their product. DLm is an 
> internal EMC development and had nothing to do with the BUSTECH products.
>
> Kenneth A. Bloom
> CEO
> Avenir Technologies Inc
> /d/b/a Visara International
> 203-984-2235tel:203-984-2235
> bloom@visara.commailto:bl...@visara.com
> www.visara.comhttp://www.visara.com/
>
> On Mar 5, 2021, at 7:48 AM, Carl 
> swanson0252c152a1b5-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu wrote:
>
>  Just a small point of clarification BUSTECH was purchased by EMC in the 
> 2010 / 2011 time frame and from that come the DLm.
>
> Carl Swanson
> Mobile:215.688.1459
> Email: carl.swans...@verizon.net
>
> -Original Message-
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU On Behalf 
> Of Brian Westerman
>
> Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 12:30 AM
> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
> Subject: Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe
>
> The "former BUSTECH" is also claimed by OPTICA (the people who make 
> converters and directors), for their z/VT product. It's a lot closer to the 
> original BUSTECH than DLm, but they could both be based on the same 
> technology.
>
> Brian
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Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe

[Bfishing]

Hitachi still offers a VTL solution in this space too.
Like IBM's, it works within the concept of a grid with automation.
https://www.hitachivantara.com/go/data-protection/assets/pdf/hitachi-vtl-losung-mit-falconstor.pdf

On Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 9:33 AM PINION, RICHARD W. 
wrote:

> Also, not as snazzy, it's a MTL, zVT.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List  On Behalf
> Of kekronbekron
> Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 9:21 AM
> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
> Subject: Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe
>
> [External Email. Exercise caution when clicking links or opening
> attachments.]
>
>
> https://www.computerworld.com/article/2514205/emc-buys-mainframe-virtual-tape-library-vendor-bus-tech.html
>
> "EMC has been reselling Bus-Tech's Mainframe Data Library VTL since 2008
> as the EMC Disk Library for mainframe (DLm)"
>
>
> Not taking any sides etc., just sharing what a quick search found.
>
> - KB
>
> ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐
> On Friday, March 5, 2021 7:42 PM, Carl Swanson <
> 0252c152a1b5-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote:
>
> > Ken,
> >
> >
> > On this I will need to respectfully disagree, seems I work with this
> product every day and this is not accurate. The DLm is 100% evolution of
> the BusTech MDL and we see this constantly in the product. Is it different
> yes, has it evolved yes, and the evolution is from BusTech MDL. I have
> worked on this product from the time it was acquired by EMC now Dell. And
> another fun relatively unknow BusTech fact at one time for a short while
> they were owned by StorageTek (STK). This happened because BusTech was
> acquired by Network Systems Corp who was then acquired by STK. After that
> the principals of BusTech were able to buy their company back from STK.
> >
> > Carl Swanson
> > Mobile:215.688.1459
> > Email: carl.swans...@verizon.net
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU On Behalf
> > Of Ken Bloom
> > Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 7:53 AM
> > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
> > Subject: Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe
> >
> > That’s not true! EMC purchased BUSTECH and killed their product. DLm is
> an internal EMC development and had nothing to do with the BUSTECH products.
> >
> > Kenneth A. Bloom
> > CEO
> > Avenir Technologies Inc
> > /d/b/a Visara International
> > 203-984-2235tel:203-984-2235
> > bloom@visara.commailto:bl...@visara.com
> > www.visara.comhttp://www.visara.com/
> >
> > On Mar 5, 2021, at 7:48 AM, Carl
> swanson0252c152a1b5-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu wrote:
> >
> >  Just a small point of clarification BUSTECH was purchased by EMC in
> the 2010 / 2011 time frame and from that come the DLm.
> >
> > Carl Swanson
> > Mobile:215.688.1459
> > Email: carl.swans...@verizon.net
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU On Behalf
> > Of Brian Westerman
> >
> > Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 12:30 AM
> > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
> > Subject: Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe
> >
> > The "former BUSTECH" is also claimed by OPTICA (the people who make
> converters and directors), for their z/VT product. It's a lot closer to the
> original BUSTECH than DLm, but they could both be based on the same
> technology.
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Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe

[PINION, RICHARD W.]

Also, not as snazzy, it's a MTL, zVT.

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https://www.computerworld.com/article/2514205/emc-buys-mainframe-virtual-tape-library-vendor-bus-tech.html

"EMC has been reselling Bus-Tech's Mainframe Data Library VTL since 2008 as the 
EMC Disk Library for mainframe (DLm)"


Not taking any sides etc., just sharing what a quick search found.

- KB

‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐
On Friday, March 5, 2021 7:42 PM, Carl Swanson 
<0252c152a1b5-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote:

> Ken,
>
>
> On this I will need to respectfully disagree, seems I work with this product 
> every day and this is not accurate. The DLm is 100% evolution of the BusTech 
> MDL and we see this constantly in the product. Is it different yes, has it 
> evolved yes, and the evolution is from BusTech MDL. I have worked on this 
> product from the time it was acquired by EMC now Dell. And another fun 
> relatively unknow BusTech fact at one time for a short while they were owned 
> by StorageTek (STK). This happened because BusTech was acquired by Network 
> Systems Corp who was then acquired by STK. After that the principals of 
> BusTech were able to buy their company back from STK.
>
> Carl Swanson
> Mobile:215.688.1459
> Email: carl.swans...@verizon.net
>
> -Original Message-
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU On Behalf 
> Of Ken Bloom
> Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 7:53 AM
> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
> Subject: Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe
>
> That’s not true! EMC purchased BUSTECH and killed their product. DLm is an 
> internal EMC development and had nothing to do with the BUSTECH products.
>
> Kenneth A. Bloom
> CEO
> Avenir Technologies Inc
> /d/b/a Visara International
> 203-984-2235tel:203-984-2235
> bloom@visara.commailto:bl...@visara.com
> www.visara.comhttp://www.visara.com/
>
> On Mar 5, 2021, at 7:48 AM, Carl 
> swanson0252c152a1b5-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu wrote:
>
>  Just a small point of clarification BUSTECH was purchased by EMC in the 
> 2010 / 2011 time frame and from that come the DLm.
>
> Carl Swanson
> Mobile:215.688.1459
> Email: carl.swans...@verizon.net
>
> -Original Message-
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU On Behalf 
> Of Brian Westerman
>
> Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 12:30 AM
> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
> Subject: Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe
>
> The "former BUSTECH" is also claimed by OPTICA (the people who make 
> converters and directors), for their z/VT product. It's a lot closer to the 
> original BUSTECH than DLm, but they could both be based on the same 
> technology.
>
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Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe

[kekronbekron]

https://www.computerworld.com/article/2514205/emc-buys-mainframe-virtual-tape-library-vendor-bus-tech.html

"EMC has been reselling Bus-Tech's Mainframe Data Library VTL since 2008 as the 
EMC Disk Library for mainframe (DLm)"


Not taking any sides etc., just sharing what a quick search found.

- KB

‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐
On Friday, March 5, 2021 7:42 PM, Carl Swanson 
<0252c152a1b5-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote:

> Ken,
>
>
> On this I will need to respectfully disagree, seems I work with this product 
> every day and this is not accurate. The DLm is 100% evolution of the BusTech 
> MDL and we see this constantly in the product. Is it different yes, has it 
> evolved yes, and the evolution is from BusTech MDL. I have worked on this 
> product from the time it was acquired by EMC now Dell. And another fun 
> relatively unknow BusTech fact at one time for a short while they were owned 
> by StorageTek (STK). This happened because BusTech was acquired by Network 
> Systems Corp who was then acquired by STK. After that the principals of 
> BusTech were able to buy their company back from STK.
>
> Carl Swanson
> Mobile:215.688.1459
> Email: carl.swans...@verizon.net
>
> -Original Message-
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU On Behalf Of Ken 
> Bloom
> Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 7:53 AM
> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
> Subject: Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe
>
> That’s not true! EMC purchased BUSTECH and killed their product. DLm is an 
> internal EMC development and had nothing to do with the BUSTECH products.
>
> Kenneth A. Bloom
> CEO
> Avenir Technologies Inc
> /d/b/a Visara International
> 203-984-2235tel:203-984-2235
> bloom@visara.commailto:bl...@visara.com
> www.visara.comhttp://www.visara.com/
>
> On Mar 5, 2021, at 7:48 AM, Carl 
> swanson0252c152a1b5-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu wrote:
>
>  Just a small point of clarification BUSTECH was purchased by EMC in the 
> 2010 / 2011 time frame and from that come the DLm.
>
> Carl Swanson
> Mobile:215.688.1459
> Email: carl.swans...@verizon.net
>
> -Original Message-
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU On Behalf Of 
> Brian Westerman
>
> Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 12:30 AM
> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
> Subject: Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe
>
> The "former BUSTECH" is also claimed by OPTICA (the people who make 
> converters and directors), for their z/VT product. It's a lot closer to the 
> original BUSTECH than DLm, but they could both be based on the same 
> technology.
>
> Brian
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Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe

[Radoslaw Skorupka]

I remember what EMC sales guy said when they offered DLm. It was not 
long after Bustech was bought.
They claimed it is just Bustech device, however due to EMC interest it 
support EMC disk at backend, no tapes, no other vendors disks.
Disclaimers: I'm neither follower nor opponent of EMC or Bustech people. 
I have no way to check what part of DLm have roots from Bustech.


However it would make no sense to buy the product (company) just to 
issue another product, so I read EMC sales guys words as reasonable.



BTW: What about Sutmyn VTAPE aka CA-VTAPE? Is is still marketed?
Personally I did not like it because it tool CPU cycles and expensive 
CKD DASD, however I heard it was somehow enhanced to support IP-attached 
NAS for destaging.


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W dniu 05.03.2021 o 13:52, Ken Bloom pisze:

That’s not true!  EMC purchased BUSTECH and killed their product.  DLm is an 
internal EMC development and had nothing to do with the BUSTECH products.

Kenneth A. Bloom
CEO
Avenir Technologies Inc
/d/b/a Visara International
203-984-2235
bl...@visara.com
www.visara.com


On Mar 5, 2021, at 7:48 AM, Carl Swanson 
<0252c152a1b5-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote:

Just a small point of clarification BUSTECH was purchased by EMC in the 
2010 / 2011 time frame and from that come the DLm.

Carl Swanson
Mobile:215.688.1459
Email: carl.swans...@verizon.net

-Original Message-
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List  On Behalf Of 
Brian Westerman
Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 12:30 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe

The "former BUSTECH" is also claimed by OPTICA (the people who make converters 
and directors), for their z/VT product.  It's a lot closer to the original BUSTECH than 
DLm, but they could both be based on the same technology.

Brian




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Re: Serverpac installs January 2022 and beyond

[Kurt Quackenbush]

On 3/5/2021 12:19 AM, Brian Westerman wrote:

When you click on the link below to get the announcement and then from there click on the 
link to go the software update page at 
(https://www.ibm.com/support/z-content-solutions/software-update-zosmf/), and then click 
on the link to "configure your software management service", you get a dead 
link at 
(https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.4.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r4.izua300/izulite_SoftwareMgmt_setup.htm).
  So I guess that IBM doesn't want anyone to get past the installation of z/OSMF step :)


Pretty sure this is the correct link: 
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.4.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r4.izua300/V2R4/zosmf/izua300/izulite_SoftwareMgmt_setup.htm


I'll see about getting the page fixed.  Thanks.

Kurt Quackenbush -- IBM, SMP/E Development
Chuck Norris never uses CHECK when he applies PTFs.

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Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe

[Carl Swanson]

Ken,

On this I will need to respectfully disagree, seems I work with this 
product every day and this is not accurate.  The DLm is 100% evolution of the 
BusTech MDL and we see this constantly in the product.  Is it different yes, 
has it evolved yes, and the evolution is from BusTech MDL.  I have worked on 
this product from the time it was acquired by EMC now Dell. And another fun 
relatively unknow BusTech fact at one time for a short while they were owned by 
StorageTek (STK).  This happened because BusTech was acquired by Network 
Systems Corp who was then acquired by STK. After that the principals of BusTech 
were able to buy their company back from STK.

Carl Swanson
Mobile:215.688.1459
Email: carl.swans...@verizon.net

-Original Message-
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List  On Behalf Of Ken 
Bloom
Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 7:53 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe

That’s not true!  EMC purchased BUSTECH and killed their product.  DLm is an 
internal EMC development and had nothing to do with the BUSTECH products.

Kenneth A. Bloom
CEO
Avenir Technologies Inc
/d/b/a Visara International
203-984-2235
bl...@visara.com
www.visara.com


On Mar 5, 2021, at 7:48 AM, Carl Swanson 
<0252c152a1b5-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote:

Just a small point of clarification BUSTECH was purchased by EMC in the 
2010 / 2011 time frame and from that come the DLm.

Carl Swanson
Mobile:215.688.1459
Email: carl.swans...@verizon.net

-Original Message-
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List  On Behalf Of 
Brian Westerman
Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 12:30 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe

The "former BUSTECH" is also claimed by OPTICA (the people who make converters 
and directors), for their z/VT product.  It's a lot closer to the original 
BUSTECH than DLm, but they could both be based on the same technology.

Brian

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Re: IPV6

[Ed Jaffe]

On 3/5/2021 5:54 AM, Ituriel do Neto wrote:

Hi all,
I would like to know if any of you use IPV6 on Mainframe.


Absolutely!

IntfName: OSA1P0V6  IntfType: IPAQENET6  IntfStatus: Ready
    PortName: OSA1P0    Datapath: F963 DatapathStatus: Ready
    CHPIDType: OSD    SMCR: Yes
    PNetID: PNET1 SMCD: Yes
    TRLE: V60TRLT1
    QueSize: 0    Speed: 001000
    MacAddress: 98BE94563FF2
    DupAddrDet: 1
    CfgRouter: Non   ActRouter: Non
    CfgMtu: None ActMtu: 9008
    VLANid: None VLANpriority: Disabled
    ReadStorage: GLOBAL (4096K)
    InbPerf: Balanced
    ChecksumOffload: Yes SegmentationOffload: No
    SecClass: 255    MonSysplex: No
    Isolate: No  OptLatencyMode: No
    TempPrefix: All


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IPV6

[Ituriel do Neto]

Hi all,
I would like to know if any of you use IPV6 on Mainframe.

Best Regards
Ituriel do Nascimento Netoz/OS System Programmer

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Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe

[Ken Bloom]

That’s not true!  EMC purchased BUSTECH and killed their product.  DLm is an 
internal EMC development and had nothing to do with the BUSTECH products.

Kenneth A. Bloom
CEO
Avenir Technologies Inc
/d/b/a Visara International
203-984-2235
bl...@visara.com
www.visara.com


On Mar 5, 2021, at 7:48 AM, Carl Swanson 
<0252c152a1b5-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote:

Just a small point of clarification BUSTECH was purchased by EMC in the 
2010 / 2011 time frame and from that come the DLm.

Carl Swanson
Mobile:215.688.1459
Email: carl.swans...@verizon.net

-Original Message-
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List  On Behalf Of 
Brian Westerman
Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 12:30 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe

The "former BUSTECH" is also claimed by OPTICA (the people who make converters 
and directors), for their z/VT product.  It's a lot closer to the original 
BUSTECH than DLm, but they could both be based on the same technology.

Brian

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Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe

[Carl Swanson]

Just a small point of clarification BUSTECH was purchased by EMC in the 
2010 / 2011 time frame and from that come the DLm.

Carl Swanson
Mobile:215.688.1459
Email: carl.swans...@verizon.net

-Original Message-
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List  On Behalf Of 
Brian Westerman
Sent: Friday, March 5, 2021 12:30 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: RES: Tape solutions for mainframe

The "former BUSTECH" is also claimed by OPTICA (the people who make converters 
and directors), for their z/VT product.  It's a lot closer to the original 
BUSTECH than DLm, but they could both be based on the same technology.

Brian

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Re: Large block interface for VB

[David Spiegel]

Hi Paul,
I tried this using z/OS 2.4 ISPF OPT32 and got BLKSIZE=16385.

Regards,
David

On 2021-03-02 09:01, Paul Gilmartin wrote:

On Tue, 2 Mar 2021 08:24:09 -0500, David Spiegel wrote:


Hi Radek,
You said: "... which is usually close to half of the track (sometimes
third...) ..."
When is SDB 1/3 Track?


As a guess, try RECFM=FB,LRECL=16385,BLKSIZE=0.

In one astonishing extreme case, SDB is 1/7 track.

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