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IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library

Enable PIV/CAC Certificate-Based Authentication with LDAP for IBM DS8K and IBM TS7700

We request an enhancement to the IBM DS8K and IBM TS7700 systems to support certificate-based authentication using PIV/CAC cards in conjunction with LDAP. Currently, these systems only support password-based authentication with LDAP, which does no...
about 1 month ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Under review

logical volume retrieve in cache - tool

as IBM lab service unit, we would assist the customer to takeover some tasks the client has to execute by his own side when HW refresh is performed on new ts7700, or when a backup infrastructure change is in place. We need to be able to recall by ...
about 1 year ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Under review

A potential improvements for tape access from z Cyber Vault. Related to TS7700, RMM and TCDB.

This Idea is regarding z Cyber Vault and tape usage. An improvements for tape access from z Cyber Vault which is a hot topic in many installations these years. IBM have delivered a solution where we can use tape actively in a z Cyber Vault - safe ...
about 1 year ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Under review

Read/Write-Test Button per MI for Cloud/S3 storage behind TS7700

The biggest challenge when setting up cloud storage behind a VTS is the network connection between the two devices. That is why testing and verifying proper functionality are essential for the person setting up the system on a VTS. On the one hand...
4 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Under review

Enable/Add SSO or SAML to TS7700 Authentication Options

Currently TS7700s authenticate using local logins or LDAP. It lacks a modern Single Sign-On (SSO) or a Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) option, specifically for Entra ID. As enterprises migrate from LDAP or require more modern authenticat...
4 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Under review

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.
8 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Under review

TS7700 (VTS) - Simplify Certificate Management - accept .pfx or .p12 certificate format

As the VTS does not support to generate a certificate on the machine itself and only create a sign request. I need to order (from a CA) a certificate that holds the private and public key in a .p12 or .pfx format. However, to upload I have to manu...
about 1 year ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Under review

Inhibit reclaim schedules should respect local time instead of UTC.

Inhibit reclaim schedules are using UTC time. We have two times a year a time shift for summer time/normal time. After every time shift, the inhibit reclaim schedules are shifted one hour back or forward, because it always respects the UTC times. ...
3 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Under review

Introduce a new value for the maximum allowed PMTHLVL in the SETTING or SETTING2 command response

It is required to have the currently allowed maximum of PMTHLVL in the SETTING(2) Library Request command response, e.g. as PMTHMAX This way it is possible to have a check running to verify against the current setting of PMTHLVL. Rational: It is p...
about 2 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Under review

Introduce a new command to create additional cache copies within a grid out of existing ones

It is required to have the possibility to create new copies of virtual tapes out of existing (cache) copies in the same grid. As of today, it is not possible to create additional cached copies once the CCP is correct. TS7700 does not distinguish t...
about 2 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Under review

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