Re: Second ASP at a remote location

[vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx]

It is possible to use some off-box storage that will look like native for ASPs. IBM has their StorageProven stuff - not cheap, as I recall, but works very well. Just like now even your load source does not have to exist physically on your i.

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From: "Rizzi, Mike" <MRizzi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 

> We are a single iSeries shop looking for ways to replicate or store some 
> SAVE files elsewhere since our core application vendor does not support 
> tape encryption. Is it feasible to set up a second ASP at a remote 
> location? - if so what hardware & software would be required? - how 
> about communication needs? 
>
> We are exploring sending the save file to a windows server then 
> replicating in along with our other SAN - but this appears to be a very 
> time consuming process. 
>
> Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. 
>
> (I get my replies in journal format so if I don't respond promptly that 
> is why) 
>
> Mike Rizzi 
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