Re: VTL experiences?

2006-01-05 Thread David McClelland
SM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of TSM_User Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 12:18 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: VTL experiences? Much of the documentation out there will tell you that the benefit of the VTL is the speed. It is true the VTL is very fast. Some

Re: VTL experiences?

2006-01-05 Thread Dearman, Richard
_User Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 12:18 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: VTL experiences? Much of the documentation out there will tell you that the benefit of the VTL is the speed. It is true the VTL is very fast. Some of that same documentation talks about not turning on the virtual c

Re: VTL experiences?

2006-01-05 Thread Johnson, Milton
about VTL implementations: "File dev. type vs. VTL", "VTL experiences?", " Sizing for a virtual tape library", "VTS or san disk storage", "Questions for people using Virtual tape libraries" The big advantage VTLs, and DEVCLASS=FILE volume virtual

Re: VTL experiences?

2006-01-04 Thread TSM_User
Much of the documentation out there will tell you that the benefit of the VTL is the speed. It is true the VTL is very fast. Some of that same documentation talks about not turning on the virtual compression because it will slow the speed. I've seen in cut the speed in half. But... I've seen

Re: VTL experiences?

2006-01-04 Thread Kurt Beyers
@VM.MARIST.EDU Onderwerp: Re: [ADSM-L] VTL experiences? >> On Wed, 4 Jan 2006 14:42:29 -0600, "Dearman, Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> said: > Anyone out there have any good or bad experiences with VTL solutions. I > was thinking about budgeting for 1 or 2 i

Re: VTL experiences?

2006-01-04 Thread Allen S. Rout
>> On Wed, 4 Jan 2006 14:42:29 -0600, "Dearman, Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> said: > Anyone out there have any good or bad experiences with VTL solutions. I > was thinking about budgeting for 1 or 2 in order to phase out the > current san file system I am using for TSM disk storage. There ar

Re: VTL experiences?

2006-01-04 Thread TSM_User
The EMC CDL is running FalconStor software through some kind of license agreement between EMC and FalconStor. I really don't know all the specifics of this agreement. FlaconStor has proven to be one of the best if not the best VTL software. Both IBM and STK resold their disk with FalconStor so

Re: VTL experiences?

2006-01-04 Thread Mcnutt, Larry E.
@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: VTL experiences? Anyone out there have any good or bad experiences with VTL solutions. I was thinking about budgeting for 1 or 2 in order to phase out the current san file system I am using for TSM disk storage. There are several vendors out there with VTL solutions most notably IBM

Re: VTL experiences?

2006-01-04 Thread Victoria Ortepio
ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dearman, Richard Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 3:42 PM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [ADSM-L] VTL experiences? Anyone out there have any good or bad experiences with VTL solutions. I was thinking about budgeting for 1 or

VTL experiences?

2006-01-04 Thread Dearman, Richard
Anyone out there have any good or bad experiences with VTL solutions. I was thinking about budgeting for 1 or 2 in order to phase out the current san file system I am using for TSM disk storage. There are several vendors out there with VTL solutions most notably IBM and EMC. My first choice would