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

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 Ship to: Dock 108 6928N 400E Kendallville, IN 46755 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
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