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REST API Certificate Renewals for Hydra

In a large enterprise environment we have many certificates that need to be renewed. This additional functionality to the REST API will allow customers to automate the renewals of the management console certificates.
4 days ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Under review

REST API Certificate Renewals for TSSC

In an enterprise environment we need to automate the renewals of our certificates for the TS7700 estate.
4 days ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Under review

Authorize to set different IP for the NTP server on VTS7780

Today it is impossible to configure different IP addresses on the clusters of a GRID of VTS7780. The VTS are generally installed on different and remote sites.An NTP server is available on each of the sites, but they have different IP addresses. I...
12 days ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Not under consideration

Enhance the web MI to allow configuring the NTP server DNS, rather than a single native IP, inaccessible to the customer.

We are required to limit risk by using internal trusted NTP server DNS names which load balance to a number of NTP servers. The current 5.4.2 level doesn't allow the customer to view the NTP address let alone modify it. It is also limited to a sin...
about 1 month ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 1 Future consideration

Add ability to show data at rest is in encrypted and the encryption cipher via Rest API.

We need this to be accessible via an API for audit requirements.
about 1 month ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Future consideration

The VTS TS7700 should return other reason UNknown in TVILCAT when the VTS is in write protect mode due to a DR.

When CBRXLCS macro want to change a category, i receive UN on LIBRARY MANAGER CATEGORY CONSTANTS FOR TVILCAT from CBRTVI macro.The VTS TS7700 return UN because the VTS is in write protect mode due to a DR and because the category DEVSUPxx is not e...
about 1 month ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Under review

Ownership transfer of virtual volsers

I would like to see a more robust process of changing the ownership of volsers, before the unjoin process, or just balancing, if needed. Thanks.
2 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 2 Not under consideration

IBMTOOLs update VEHAUDIT report 4 digit year

I know IBM is working on updated IBMTOOLs libraries. I would like to see the dates expanded in the IBMTOOLs report VEHAUDIT so it has a 4 digit year. Thank you.
2 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 4 Needs more information

Better multi-tenancy support User ID wise

Hello, It would be great if the TS7700 provide improved multi-tenancy support for user IDs. For example, the ability to partition Hydra (Web) MI access so that individual users or clients can only view and manage their own “area” within the cluste...
3 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 1 Future consideration

Completely deactivate LI REQ support

Hello, In a multi-tenant environment, where each tenant individually manages their RACF configuration, it would be important to have the ability to completely deactivate LI REQ support via the Hydra (web) Management Interface (MI) or through a RES...
3 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Future consideration