Re: IBM i Now Supports USB Flash Drives

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Remember, It requires TR6, so how many of your customers are going to be 
that current?  Some of mine are but that's a minority.  It'll take a bit 
for everyone to catch up.

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects

On 2/5/13 4:08 PM, Patrick.Bingham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> The mentioned D IPL as an option and since it appears as an optical device that shouldn't be a problem.  My backpack just got a little bit lighter....
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gqcy [mailto:gmufasa01@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 4:02 PM
> To:midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: IBM i Now Supports USB Flash Drives
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> ya think we could have USB as an IPL option?
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> On 2/5/2013 3:52 PM, Don wrote:
> > >If you have USB availability, why can't you then attached external
> > >drives for offline backup, etc?  I can get a 4tb WD external for a few
> > >hundred bucks...should be LOTS faster than tape and not to mention
> > >CHEAPER!:)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Klement
> > >Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 4:41 PM
> > >To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> > >Subject: Re: IBM i Now Supports USB Flash Drives
> > >
> > >I was actually just listening to that info, here:
> > >http://bit.ly/WLpWOS
> > >
> > >Some pretty neat stuff in TR6
> > >
> > >On 2/5/2013 3:22 PM, Bryan Dietz wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>http://ibmsystemsmag.blogs.com/i_can/
> > > >>
> > > >>Holy cow!  Brain is spinning....
> > > >>
> > > >><snip>
> > > >>Today, IBM is adding support to use USB Flash Drives as a second type
> > > >>of RMS technology. Flash drives can hold as much data as multiple
> > > >>DVDs and can typically access the data much faster. This allows a
> > > >>much more convenient way to move data (either IFS or save data) to
> > > >>another machine. IBM does not qualify nor recommended any particular
> > > >>device, but typical USB 2.0 devices from 2 to 32GB have been used in our testing.
> > > >></snip>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>Bryan
> > > >>
> > >
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