New Version of IBM Tivoli Tape Optimizer on z/OS

IBM Tivoli Tape Optimizer on z/OS, V2.1 (Tape Optimizer on z/OS) is a tape copy and stacking solution for data residing on tape storage devices that are managed by Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem removable media manager (DFSMSrmm). Tape Optimizer on z/OS, V2.1 can copy tape volumes to other tapes or tape-compatible storage for the z/OS environment while:

Renaming tape data sets
Preserving DFSMSrmm tape library information
Updating the system catalog for the copied tapes

You can copy a single tape or data set, or potentially your entire tape library. This capability helps make it easier to migrate large amounts of tape data to or from virtual tape servers (VTS) or high-density cartridge tapes.

New in V2.1

Tivoli Enterprise Portal (TEP) support
Rename masks improvements
New filter that allows selection of tapes pending replacement

In addition, Tape Optimizer on z/OS, V2.1:

Can copy individual tape data sets by name, expiration date, catalog status, and many other filter criteria
Has options for renaming tape data sets during copy operations
Includes support for 3592 tape drives and high-capacity tape media
Includes options that continue copy processing after certain types of failures or errors, such as tape I/O errors
Supports relative generation data group (GDG) catalog entries to help identify generation data sets for a copy request
Can edit some copy options for copy requests that have a status of pending restart
Includes expiration date processing of input tapes
Delivers copy processing of dump files that were created by the ADRDSSU utility, including the ability to create stacked tapes for these files based on byte-threshold levels and to copy files that were created when the ADRDSSU utility was run from within another program
Helps prevent enqueue copy tasks when you run multiple, concurrent copy tasks for a copy request
Delivers INCLUDE filter processing for multi-file and multi-volume tape chains
Maintains the product log and status files
Includes report processing and reporting for stacked tapes

Planned availability date
September 5, 2008

Effective December 2, 2008, IBM will withdraw Tivoli Tape OptimizerV1 from marketing to b replaced by Tivoli Tape Optimizer on z/OS V2.1.