Re: [SUSPECTED SPAM] recommend tape conversion services

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All true, assuming you have the devices and the hardware to attach them
to......

Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects


On Thu, Oct 25, 2018 at 9:52 AM Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 37 is really not that many tapes.
>
> One could create a virtual image on IBM i, do a DUPTAP to that image, ftp
> that image to another IBM i and do a DUPTAP to the newer drive on that
> machine.
>
> https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_73/rzam4/rzam4virtualtape.htm
>
> The main catch being having enough disk to do the DUPTAP.
>
> Rob Berendt
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> From:   "Gerald Magnuson" <gmagqcy.midrange@xxxxxxxxx>
> To:     "Midrange List" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:   10/25/2018 10:48 AM
> Subject:        [SUSPECTED SPAM] recommend tape conversion services
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> I need to convert about 37 tapes of various types and ages to LTO7.
> (8mm (13), LTO3(15), LTO5(9))...
> 15 tapes are full system saves,
> 11 are *NONSYS,
> 11 are 2 small library saves,
>  so to condense the 37 down to a reasonable number could be done if
> allowed
> to only migrate the *NONSYS libraries...
>
> can you recommend some vendors?
> about how much should I expect this to cost?
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