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## Migration 

## 8 

This chapter explains aspects of migrating to a TS7700 environment from an IBM Virtual Tape Server (VTS) or other tape drive technologies. It also presents various options that can be tailored to your current environment. 

Guidance is provided to help you achieve the migration scenario that best fits your needs. For this reason, methods, tools, and software products that can help make the migration easier are highlighted. 

This chapter includes the following topics: 

GLYPH<SM590000> 8.1, “Migration to a TS7700” on page 298 

GLYPH<SM590000> 8.2, “Migration between TS7700s” on page 299 

GLYPH<SM590000> 8.3, “Moving data for host-based migration” on page 309 

GLYPH<SM590000> 8.4, “Moving data out of the TS7700” on page 315 

GLYPH<SM590000> 8.5, “Migrating DFSMShsm-managed data” on page 317 

GLYPH<SM590000> 8.6, “DFSMSrmm and other tape management systems” on page 325 

GLYPH<SM590000> 8.7, “IBM Spectrum Protect” on page 327 

GLYPH<SM590000> 8.8, “DFSMSdss” on page 330 

GLYPH<SM590000> 8.9, “Object access method” on page 332 

GLYPH<SM590000> 8.10, “Database backups” on page 333 

