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[OT] IBM Mainframe Storage - DVD Drives?
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| docdwarf@panix.com 2005-06-01, 8:55 pm |
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So here's the situation... case upon case of 9-track tape reels, taking up
space and incurring storage costs.
Someone suggests transferring them to DVD... is there such a thing as a
mainframe DVD-jukebox? If so, where might such a thing be researched? A
Google search on "mainframe DVD drive" yields zero hits while '"DVD drive"
mainframe' yields over 8,000 pages.
DD
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| Joe Zitzelberger 2005-06-02, 8:55 am |
| In article <d7kiaf$n56$1@panix5.panix.com>, docdwarf@panix.com wrote:
> So here's the situation... case upon case of 9-track tape reels, taking up
> space and incurring storage costs.
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> Someone suggests transferring them to DVD... is there such a thing as a
> mainframe DVD-jukebox? If so, where might such a thing be researched? A
> Google search on "mainframe DVD drive" yields zero hits while '"DVD drive"
> mainframe' yields over 8,000 pages.
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> DD
Try searching for OAM -- (Optical Access? Media) -- is I think what IBM
is calling that family of things. I know it can be done, we have had CD
burners hooked up to our mainframes for years.
I think you can use anything SCSI, but you might end up writing your own
drivers.
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| docdwarf@panix.com 2005-06-02, 3:55 pm |
| In article <joe_zitzelberger-2CED63.02521002062005@ispnews.usenetserver.com>,
Joe Zitzelberger <joe_zitzelberger@nospam.com> wrote:
>In article <d7kiaf$n56$1@panix5.panix.com>, docdwarf@panix.com wrote:
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>Try searching for OAM -- (Optical Access? Media) -- is I think what IBM
>is calling that family of things.
According to http://www.sdsusa.com/dictionary/glossAZ/o.htm it is 'Object
Access Method... best not tell that to the OO coders, might get them
upset.
>I know it can be done, we have had CD
>burners hooked up to our mainframes for years.
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>I think you can use anything SCSI, but you might end up writing your own
>drivers.
There's no question that it can be done... but whenever a solution,
especially one that requires new hardware being bought and installed, is
suggested two questions are hurled nigh simultaneously:
'How much will it cost?'
'How much work will it take?'
.... and no matter what the numbers are the replies then come:
'Costs too much!'
'Too much work... my people are already swamped.'
But... the researching is proving interesting, at least.
Thanks much!
DD
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| Kelly Bert Manning 2005-06-07, 3:55 am |
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(docdwarf@panix.com) writes:
> So here's the situation... case upon case of 9-track tape reels, taking up
> space and incurring storage costs.
>
> Someone suggests transferring them to DVD... is there such a thing as a
> mainframe DVD-jukebox? If so, where might such a thing be researched? A
> Google search on "mainframe DVD drive" yields zero hits while '"DVD drive"
> mainframe' yields over 8,000 pages.
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> DD
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Try in combination with Virtual Tape, e.g. IDG 9074s DVD writer doesn't have
a DVD juke box attached, but can write Virtual 3480/3490 tapes to DVD and
read them back from DVD.
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| docdwarf@panix.com 2005-06-07, 3:56 pm |
| In article <d83d3t$2hu$1@theodyn.ncf.ca>,
Kelly Bert Manning <bo774@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote:
[snip]
>Try in combination with Virtual Tape, e.g. IDG 9074s DVD writer doesn't have
>a DVD juke box attached, but can write Virtual 3480/3490 tapes to DVD and
>read them back from DVD.
Thanks much!
DD
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