Re: Virtual tape - size and saving

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rich - You're right about automating image catalog stuff should be 
pretty easy - there's a nice set of related commands - you know, bundle 
up the various parameters and ba-da-bing!

Later
Vern

On 9/30/2013 3:59 PM, Richard Schoen wrote:
> You have to remember I'm just a lowly 3rd party IBM i software vendor who likes .Net :-)
>
> We do system backups periodically to tape and simply back up our development libraries regularly to save files.
>
> Does what we need for the most part.
>
> I do like the idea of being able to back up all my libs to a single image plus appending just like a tape.
>
> Mainly I wanted to validate the benefits of the virtual tapes before I write my own utility wrapper around it to provide some simple Virtual Tape to NAS functionality for backups unless someone else has written something ? :-)
>
> Seems like a lot of manual steps to set up an image catalog and manage it that can be automated simply.
>
> Thanks :-)
>
> Regards,
> Richard Schoen
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> message: 4
> date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 16:09:22 -0400
> from: DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> subject: Re: Virtual tape - size and saving
>
> Richard Richard Richard..... (Head shaking)
>
> You can't be serious about Save Files being even close to virtual tape
> in functionality!?
>
> Virtual tape:
>    a) Multiple libraries per tape
>    b) Multiple file systems per tape
>    c) Multi-volume support meaning unlimited size (OK OK up to size of
> disk...)
>    d) Can begin copying volumes off as they fill instead of waiting for
> completion.
>    e) Exists in IFS so writes are quicker.
>    f) Can be flagged to 'not save' so they don't compound save size.
>
> Save Files:
>    None of that. :-)
>
>
>           - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis
>
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> On 9/30/2013 3:55 PM, Richard Schoen wrote:
>
> > Jeff,
> >
> > Are you thinking of using them for virtual tape backups ?
> >
> > I'm still trying to determine the value over saving and FTPing save files.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Richard Schoen
> > RJS Software Systems Inc.
> > Where Information Meets Innovation
> > Document Management, Workflow, Report Delivery, Forms and Business Intelligence
> > Email: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Web Site: http://www.rjssoftware.com
> > Tel: (952) 736-5800
> > Fax: (952) 736-5801
> > Toll Free: (888) RJSSOFT