Re: BRMS: save to virtual tape, transfer to remote system, save to physical tape

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

With a virtual tape, you would FTP it over to the remote site (or use 
the replication software) and do a move operation in BRMS.  Now both 
systems are aware of each tape and can act accordingly.    You may be 
able to use the dupe tape option but I have not tried that.  Sounds like 
a small research project.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On 9/1/2011 1:42 PM, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> We have the network option.  Does the brms move do the physical move or do
> you move it and it tags the move?
>
>
> Rob Berendt
> -- Group Dekko Dept 1600 Mail to: 2505 Dekko Drive Garrett, IN 46738 
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> http://www.dekko.com From: Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxx> To: 
> Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: 
> 09/01/2011 02:12 PM Subject: Re: BRMS: save to virtual tape, transfer 
> to remote system, save to physical tape Sent by: 
> midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx If you have the network option for 
> BRMS, (really cheap) then you would have a single data base for all 
> your tapes and locations, including the remote site. All you do is 
> move the tape to that location. You could jury rig the locations if 
> you want but then BRMS will not stop an unexpired tape from being used 
> at the remote site. Jim Oberholtzer Chief Technical Architect Agile 
> Technology Architects On 9/1/2011 12:19 PM, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > >  All physical handling of tapes is in one location.  Only exception is
> full
> > >  system saves performed at other locations 4-6 times per year.  Interim
> > >  data is supposed to be clustered back to machines with physical tape
> > >  drives either by Mimix or Domino clustering.  There's always some
> > >  exceptions which fall outside of that rule.  For those I was wondering
> > >  about using BRMS to save to virtual tape, transfer it to the other
> system,
> > >  transfer it to physical tape.  And, here's the rub, have it all
> trackable
> > >  via brms.  Right now in BRMS if I do a WRKOBJBRM it will tell me all the
> > >  various tapes I have it on and when it was saved.  For example:
> > >                                         Save       Save
> > >     Object      Library      Type       Date       Time    Volume
> > >  IIM          GDIDIVF      *FILE      4/05/11  20:58:46  BR0041
> > >  IIM          GDIDIVF      *FILE      7/18/11  17:52:58  BR0067
> > >  IIM          GDIDIVF      *FILE      7/20/11  17:35:39  BR0079
> > >  IIM          GDIDIVF      *FILE      7/21/11  17:38:12  BR0130
> > >  IIM          GDIDIVF      *FILE      7/25/11  17:37:24  BR0131
> > >  IIM          GDIDIVF      *FILE      7/26/11  17:39:37  BR0090
> > >  IIM          GDIDIVF      *FILE      7/27/11  17:43:35  BR0093
> > >  IIM          GDIDIVF      *FILE      7/28/11  17:38:24  BR0081
> > >  IIM          GDIDIVF      *FILE      7/29/11  17:38:28  BR0158
> > >  IIM          GDIDIVF      *FILE      8/01/11  17:37:49  BR0114
> > >  More...
> > >
> > >  If I want to restore it from x days ago - no problem.
> > >
> > >  So, if I save to virtual tape I could have as a volume name VRT001.  If
> I
> > >  transfer this outside of BRMS by ftping (or something) the virtual image
> > >  to another system and adding the image catalog entry there I end up
> losing
> > >  all this brms tracking of it.  So now I've done a DUPTAP from virtual to
> > >  physical but brms can't help me find the tape.
> > >
> > >  How do I do this?
> > >
> > >
> > >  Rob Berendt
> > >  -- Group Dekko Dept 1600 Mail to: 2505 Dekko Drive Garrett, IN 46738
> > >  Ship to: Dock 108 6928N 400E Kendallville, IN 46755http://www.dekko.com
> > >  --