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According to the V5R2 System Builder you can add a 6384 to a 5072/5073 expansion tower. Got one of those on your 720? If so I imagine you can pick up a 6384 pretty cheap on the used market. John A. Jones, CISSP Americas Information Security Officer Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. V: +1-630-455-2787 F: +1-312-601-1782 john.jones@xxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pete Helgren Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 5:34 PM To: Midrange Mailing List Subject: Backup device recommendations Been installing our "new" 720 with V5R2M0 and things have gone well. We plan to use this as a development machine and it IS capacious (220GB) which will allow for lots of test databases for testing, etc. But, it introduces an issue that I haven't given much thought to, until now. It has a "tiny" 4/8 GB SLR 1/4" tape drive. I figure we should have at least 50/60 GB to be able to back up source and objects. The model 800 we have has a 6384 drive that handles 50/60GB SLR tapes. It would be nice to use the same media (although I know that IBM's TRUE business is built around selling tape drives and cables, given the cost and variety of those things, and, perhaps, they own stock in Imation...) Anyway, I see three options: 1. Replace the existing 4/8 GB drive with something bigger (doubtful that the 720 supports such a thing). 2. Get an external tape drive. 3. Figure out how to have the Model 800 save libraries that reside on the 720. Option 1 would be the best if such a thing IS possible. Option 2 would be OK if we aren't talking $1000's Option 3 could be accomplished by saving the libraries to save files first and then transferring them to the 800 for backup. That might push the relatively meager storage on the 800 though. Anybody had experience with any of these approaches? Thanks, Pete Helgren -- This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. This email is for the use of the intended recipient(s) only. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not keep, use, disclose, copy or distribute this email without the author's prior permission. We have taken precautions to minimize the risk of transmitting software viruses, but we advise you to carry out your own virus checks on any attachment to this message. We cannot accept liability for any loss or damage caused by software viruses. The information contained in this communication may be confidential and may be subject to the attorney-client privilege. If you are the intended recipient and you do not wish to receive similar electronic messages from us in the future then please respond to the sender to this effect.
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