If you already have a mainframe in house I'd look into FDR.
It integrates easliy with DFSMS.The combination of FDR/Upstream and FDR on z/OS 
are a pretty tough combination to beat if you have z/OS FDR investment. You 
need both to get file-level dumps.I just find it idiotic that TSM doesn’t have 
any channel attached tape support on Linux — I mean, look at what’s already 
paid for in that environment. Buying new tape infrastructure that z/OS can’t 
even SEE, let alone use.


Thank you,     Bob Molerio
IBM System z™ - Used by 90% of Fortune 1000 Companies / Handling 70% of the 
World’s Corporate Data
 99.999% Availability / No Virus in 42 Years / Application Compatibility from 
1964 to Today