Tivoli Tape Optimizer on z/OS

Efficiently copy tape volumes and data sets

Efficiently copy tape volumes and data sets

IBM Tivoli® Tape Optimizer on IBM z/OS® helps organizations speed copy processes and maximize tape resources, and reduce costs by expanding multitasking capabilities.

• Flexibly copy tape volumes and data sets to and from a variety of tape devices and media
• Maximize tape space to help conserve tape resources, hold down costs and minimize tape maintenance
• Expedite copy jobs with multitasking capabilities, automatic restart features and sophisticated filters
• Preserve IBM DFSMSrmm™ tape library information and automatically update the IBM z/OS® system catalog
• Use numerous options to configure copy jobs in ways that keep the process organized from start to finish
• Stack information on tapes to help minimize the costs and complexity of dealing with increased numbers of tapes
• Integrate with IBM Tivoli® Enterprise Portal and enable side-by-side data comparison from one customizable workspace for more effective monitoring and troubleshooting

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Features, advantages and benefits

Features	Advantages	Benefits
Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF)	Many are likely to already be familiar with ISPF as it is a part of z/OS. Therefore, the learning curve for using Tape Optimizer is shorter.	Likely to be less personnel cost connected to the time involved for learning how to use Tape Optimizer
Support for nearly all types of tape devices and tape media	Likely that a user will only need this one product and not multiple products to different types of tape devices and media	Likely to be less software cost for a single product vs. multiple products
Flexible filtering criteria	Allows users to precisely include tapes in or exclude tapes from copy jobs	Probable better usability likely to engender higher productivity which may reduce personnel cost
Multitasking capabilities	Allows users to concurrently run multiple copy subtasks under a single batch job	Probable higher productity which may reduce personnel cost
Use more than just a fraction of the space on tapes	Minimizes number of tapes required	Less tape cartridge and tape storage costs
Leverage the advantages of the policy-driven tape management capabilities of IBM Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem removable media manager (DFSMSrmm™)	Allows users to preserve DFSMSrmm tape library information for the copied tapes. Users can combine the extensive resource details (for data sets, volumes, and policies), advanced overwriting protection, data movement features and customization capabilities in DFSMSrmm.	Probable greater productivity, usability, and flexibility which may reduce personnel cost

• Take advantage of the product’s easy-to-use Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) interface and support for nearly all types of tape devices and tape media

• Utilize flexible filtering criteria to precisely include tapes in or exclude tapes from copy jobs

• Leverage multitasking capabilities to concurrently run multiple copy subtasks under a single batch job

• Use more than just a fraction of the space on tapes to help minimize the number of tapes needed, as well as the costs and difficulty of maintaining them

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