Re: Can a Dell iSCSI MD3260i storage array be used as a backup device with either a Power8 or Power7

A year ago you could have uses TSM on IBM i. Slow yes, unresponsive yes,
but it did work. Now that has been discontinued.

So as Larry pointed out since it's not supported, you would not be able to
recover from it, No it won't work.

The solution should mimic a 3584 tape library. There are better options
for Virtual Tape out there than an iSCSI attached anything that will in the
end wind up more cost effective and actually allow for a recovery.

Larry and I both use ETI-SPHiNX and there are a couple of other vendors as
well.

Jim Oberholtzer
CEO/Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects

On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 11:09 AM, Steinmetz, Paul <PSteinmetz@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Larry,

Our company currently uses Dell iSCSI MD3280i to backup all our Windows
and Linux servers vIa Tivoli.
I was asked if could be used to back up our iSeries.
The thought was to expand the MD3280i and use it as a backup device as
opposed to tape.
My response was there other disk based backup solutions designed to work
with an iSeries.
But I did need to ask.

Paul


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Subject: Re: Can a Dell iSCSI MD3260i storage array be used as a backup
device with either a Power8 or Power7

Used, perhaps. Supported, no chance. Given that I wouldn't touch it in a
production environment.

- Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

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On 6/3/2016 11:48 AM, Steinmetz, Paul wrote:

1) Can a Dell iSCSI MD3260i storage array be used as a backup device

with either a Power8 or Power7?

2) If so, how would it be connected and what features would be needed?

Thank You
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