IBM Tivoli Tape Optimizer V2.2 on z/OS

Tivoli Tape Optimizer on z/OS, V2.2 (Tape Optimizer on z/OS) from IBM Corp. 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, V2.2 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
Performing the above tasks through the Tivoli Enterprise Portal (TEP) common user interface

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. In addition, Tape Optimizer on z/OS, V2.2 helps simplify the routine task of copying data from old tapes that are starting to degrade to newer tapes in order to help preserve data.

New in V2.2

Deepens integration into TEP by delivering take-action commands through the common user interface
Consolidates DFSMSrmm copy calls to help reduce the total number of DFSMSrmm calls
Optimizes request database close calls to help reduce the number of open and close calls per tape
Supports tape drive-based encryption features with an option that allows allocation of a tape drive using a user specified data class
Allows users to pass special expiration dates, such as 99000, to system managed storage (SMS) automatic class selection (ACS) routines to help drive management class and vital record processing assignment

Planned availability date
October 23, 2009