Tape/Assist®

Easy and Reliable Tape Migration

Take advantage of new technology with seamless tape migrations

Tape Migration Made Easy

Tape storage continues to be a key strategy for the overall management of mainframe data. However, the ongoing challenge with many tapes of varying sizes is the cost of acquiring, managing, and deploying these vital tape resources. 21CS offers Tape/Assist® to help customers make the most of their tape resources.

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Why Tape/Assist® Is Different

Reliability, Resiliency and Repeatability

We empower your organization to save time, reduce migration errors, and gain productivity.

  • No expensive old hardware maintenance

  • Lower failure rates and improved reliability

  • Reduced staff hours spent on manual migration tasks

  • Automated exception checking and standardization significantly reduces manual errors

Tape/Assist® Resources

Tape/Assist®

Supports CA-1 and RMM, delivering value for tape media consolidation and upgrading.

  • Ability to maintain all metadata about information stored on each tape, helping applications and storage managers easily find data
  • Ensures all catalog information is updated so new volumes are properly cataloged, and expiration attributes of original
  • Volumes are kept so media resources can be reclaimed
  • Tape copying flexibility with high-speed copy utilities, allowing you to migrate tape data from one type of media to another or make copies of tape data
  • Ability to change device geometries and enable higher capacity

See How Much You Could Save with Tape/Assist®

Let's discuss how Tape/Assist® can reduce your migration costs, save time, and boost efficiency.

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