On 15 jun 2010, at 22:30, Lee, Gary D. wrote:

> Our installation is tsm v5.5.4 under suse linux sles 9 running as a guest 
> under vm 5.3.
> 
> We are out of disk on our ds8100, and, rather than license more disk, I am 
> considering a vtl and illiminate our onsite 3494.
> So, I am looking for a place to start.
> Sepaton seems very expensive, so wondering what else others are using.
> 
> 1. What, if any, vtl is used in your tsm installation?
> 

none.

> 2. How does a file device class compare with a vtl in terms of manageability 
> and useability?
> 

FILE is easy, even boring. A VTL is very useful if you want to do LAN-free 
and/or dedup (and not upgrade to 6.x yet). I'd think that FILE is even a bit 
easier than a VTL (relabelscratch). A VTL is more versatile, but also a lot 
more expensive.

In your environment (VM running the TSM server), only FILE is the officially 
supported option of the two. Tape (even virtual tape) access is only supported 
on physical servers. This doesn't mean it doesn't work, just that if you even 
need support... don't call IBM, as it is now.


> Thanks for any insites.
> 
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