How is Emulated Tape different from the VTAPE product from VSSI
(Virtual
Software Systems, Inc.)?
Unless I totally misunderstand what VTAPE does, it solves a different
problem. What I'm asking for is the ability to use existing SCSI tape
drives w/o having to rewrite applications not designed
David Boyes wrote:
How is Emulated Tape different from the VTAPE product from VSSI
(Virtual
Software Systems, Inc.)?
Unless I totally misunderstand what VTAPE does, it solves a different
problem. What I'm asking for is the ability to use existing SCSI tape
drives w/o having to
We are looking at upgrading
from z/VM 4.3 to supported z/VM 5.1. Because z/VM 5.1 will not run on our
9672-x27, we will have to upgrade boxes first. We need to choose a new box based
on what capacity we will be needing. We are aware of several
changestoz/VM between versions (i.e. 64 bit
Tim Joyce wrote:
We are looking at upgrading from z/VM 4.3 to supported z/VM 5.1.
Because z/VM 5.1 will not run on our 9672-x27, we will have to upgrade
boxes first. We need to choose a new box based on what capacity we
will be needing. We are aware of several changes to z/VM between
I absolutely concur that you should be looking at z/VM 5.2.
The detail of release to release performance changes are at:
http://www.vm.ibm.com/perf/changes/
With measurements in the performance report, which is a link at the bottom of
the page.
On Monday 29 May 2006 12:39 pm, Tim Joyce wrote:
What I'm asking for is the ability to use existing SCSI tape
drives w/o having to rewrite applications not designed for them by way
of CP emulating a device that VM already supports, much as emulated FBA
disk allows unmodified operating systems to run on SCSI-only devices.
AFAIK, VTAPE doesn't
On Friday, 05/26/2006 at 02:37 EST, Steve Gentry
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Besides, Chuckie hasn't said anything about it, so I figure I can't get
myself
into too much trouble.
Don't push your luck, pal. can't get myself into too much trouble HA!
Do you also walk down dark alleys at
