CARTS-TapeStacker analyzes the TMS Tape Management Catalog (TMC) and generates jobs that combine two or more tape datasets onto a single output tape. Datasets are stacked and restacked onto an output tape according to parameters set with Control files. After datasets have been stacked, tape usage increases on average from 20% to 95% of capacity. Tapes can be returned to the scratch pool after their datasets have been stacked onto another volume.

The best way to lower your off-site archive costs and remove the racks from your library.

Use TapeStacker to take all of those single Dataset, single volume tapes using expensive slot and floor space in your archive and consolidate them onto a single volume. CARTS customers have saved thousands of dollars in off-site fees after the first run.

Getting the most out of your robotic devices.

Silo technology is a critical part of your data center's strategy to increase the throughput of your systems and lower your overall operating costs. Therefore it is critical that you get the most throughput possible out of your investment in silo technology.

A datacenter typically uses only 10% to 40% of the capacity of each cartridge in its silos. By stacking these cartridges, you can increase cartridge utilization by 90%. Density for each slot goes up while the cost of the slot goes down. You maximize the use of your silo slots – deferring future hardware purchases months or even years.

Because your datasets are stored on fewer cartridges you spend less time loading and ejecting cartridges. Tape Stacker minimizes the number of active cartridges and maximizes your silo's capacity. Tape Stacker also increases the amount of near line data available.

The quickest way to bring the most data to your DR site.

Why take boxes of tapes to your DR site when CARTS can stack them to a few Magstar or Redwood volumes? SMS requires that you first migrate datasets to disk before use – totally unacceptable when trying to get your site up and running after a disaster. Datasets stacked by CARTS are immediately available - saving you precious time and money.

FEATURES

Loop detection
System loop detection and application loop correction
Short-on-Storage prevention
Prevention of short on storage and reduction of program compression cycles
Auto adjust MXT / AMXT
Adjusting the MXT, AMXT and Cushion Size values dynamically
Dynamic system relief
Relief for system stress conditions
Artificial Intelligence
Storage Violation detection and Correction
System / User abend settings
Automatic recovery of System/User Abends. (U305, U409, U602, U615, etc.)
Processing frequency logging
Average transaction rate, file I/O rate, VTAM I/O rate and aux temporary storage request rate capturing.
System degradation watch
Detection of exception and degradation conditions
CICS resource change log
Automatic logging of CICS changes
SysPlex and MRO/ISC compatibility
Monitoring of multi-CICS system activities through CICS and TSO/ISPF
On-line messages
On-line access to messages and abend codes
History database
Logging facility (History Database)
Central control panel
On-line generation of AUTOMON system table
Ease of use and installation
- No APF authorization required
- No IPL is required to install the product
- No user SVCs and no operating systems exits

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