This IBM Redbooks publication discusses enhancements to the IBM TotalStorage Virtual Tape Server (VTS) in the area of automated tape copying for z/OS systems.

These enhancements broaden the usage of the VTS extensively and make the VTS a possible replacement product for any existing z/OS tape solution. However, they also add another level of complexity in terms of planning for and implementing the Peer-to-Peer VTS solution.

Starting with a detailed description of the architecture and the design of the Peer-to-Peer VTS, we give you a comprehensive overview of all the planning tasks, provide guidance on a wide variety of possible configuration choices, and discuss several possible recovery scenarios as well as considerations for day-to-day operations.

A good knowledge of IBM virtual tape technology is assumed.

Chapter 1. Introducing the IBM TotalStorage Peer-to-Peer VTS

Chapter 2. Peer-to-Peer VTS Architecture

Chapter 3. Preinstallation planning

Chapter 4. Implementation

Chapter 5. PtP VTS migration and relocation

Chapter 6. Operations

Chapter 7. PtP VTS performance and monitoring

Chapter 8. Upgrade scenarios

Chapter 9. Disaster recovery scenarios

Appendix A. Availability Configurations

Appendix B. Library Manager volume categories

Appendix C. DEVSERV QLIB command

Appendix D. SMF type 94 record layout