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IBM TS4500 Tape Library

Enable the TS4500 Tape Library to accept TLS 1.2 + configuration (Dual TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3)

As the security landscape changes and companies need to fortify their online borders, there has been a widespread push to adopt TLS 1.3. The TS4500 currently only supports TLS 1.2 and many efforts are underway for companies to move forward with th...
10 days ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library Future consideration

Need to have TSSC security information provide by RESTful API

For TSSC devices attached to a VTS7700 there is a RESTful endpoint (/tssc/security/ldapAuthPolicies) that provide security details that are needed to provide evidence of compliance with security baselines. This includes information such as TSSC TL...
about 2 months ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library Future consideration

Support modern SSO protocols

TS4500 only supports LDAP & Kerberos, this request is for integration with SSO using modern protocols such as SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0 and/or OIDC.
about 1 year ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library Future consideration

IBM TS4500 Tape Library with FIPS 140-3 Support

Dear IBM Team, We need your help & support to enable the FIPS 140-3 support with TS4500 + LTO9 + GLKM. Thanks & Regards
6 months ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library Future consideration

Display write-protect status of a cartridge in the UI and API

It would be a really useful feature to be able to see at a glance which tapes in the library currently have their write-protect switch turned on.
over 1 year ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library Future consideration

Option to retain current tape assignments when removing/editing VOLSER ranges

Currently, if you have a VOLSER range defined, if you delete it, it will remove all assignments from LLs for tapes within that range. It would be useful to have a simple checkbox/API flag that allows you to skip the unassigning of tapes when a VOL...
2 months ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library Future consideration

Automatically assign cartridges to volser range instead of keeping them only in VIO

Currently (1.11 firmware level) only 255 cartridges can be inserted in the library without running checkin libvol/label libvol as they fill up the VIO slots of the library.As we often add a batch of a few thousands to increase capacity, this alway...
over 1 year ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library Future consideration

Allow Rest Logins Audit msg to be deactivated

If we check every 10 mins drive state, we get 144 login and 144 logout messages in the event logs of the library. The minimum would be the allow a API user creation who can only read for example and for whom one can deactivate then msg or similar....
about 1 year ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library Future consideration

DNS names instead of IP addresses in TS4500

In TS4500 I can not use DNS names for define Syslog or encription server, Only IP addresses are allowed. It's problematic when using certificates signed by our authority and use IP address in SAN is not common.
almost 2 years ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library Future consideration

Open AOS for TS4500 via TSSC REST API Call

(I have opened this case in the TS4500 product area because I cannot select the TSSC (TS3000) in the product area in the IDEAS portal) We want to open AOS (Assist on Site) access via a REST API call to automate and speed up internal processes. The...
almost 2 years ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library Future consideration

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