IBM TS7700 Release 4.2 Guide

Introducing the IBM TS7700

The IBM TS7700, which was introduced in 2006, is now in its sixth generation of IBM Tape Virtualization products for mainframes. It replaces the highly successful IBM TotalStorage Virtual Tape Server (VTS).

This chapter includes the following topics:

•1.1, “Overview” on page 4

•1.2, “New capabilities” on page 5

•1.3, “Concepts of storage virtualization” on page 5

•1.4, “Benefits of tape virtualization” on page 11

•1.5, “Managing the IBM TS7700” on page 12

•1.6, “Data storage values” on page 12

1.1 Overview

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