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IBM TS7700

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TAPETOOLS should be part of z/OS

TAPETOOLS is currently shipped as a set of stand alone utilities. These need to be updated on a regular basis. The process of white washing Internet downloads and introducing them to the z/OS environment is getting very restrictive at some custome...
over 4 years ago in IBM TS7700 2 Not under consideration

Make IBM Tape boxes able to generate a CSR much like their DASD counterparts

The IBM Tape boxes (TS7) currently do not allow the generation of a CSR (certificate signing request). This means you have to generate a certificate off of the box and upload both private and public keys. This is a gross misuse of security and I c...
over 1 year ago in IBM TS7700 2 Future consideration

AOS Control in the TS7700 MI

Please make the AOS Stop/Start/Restart Controls available in the TS7700 MI. This should be much like it is in the DS8K GUI.
over 2 years ago in IBM TS7700 2 Future consideration

A flexible way to prestage LV into VTS cache

Today, there is no native zOS utility available that recalls(prestages) all the needed LogicalVolumes in an effective and automated way back into the VTS cache.
over 3 years ago in IBM TS7700 0 Future consideration

Make VTS performance numbers easily available

VEC VTS performed automatic reboot due to lack of memory. System started to page, and there is no easy way to monitor paging or any other critical VTS performance numbers. To monitor paging (and other critical resources) those numbers need to easi...
over 2 years ago in IBM TS7700 1 Not under consideration

PLAC0812-1536 Parallel access read support for virtual tape

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Carles.ArisSubmitters Company: la Caixa PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PLAC0812-1536 Parallel access read support for virtual tapeHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: Closed ...
about 3 years ago in IBM TS7700 3 Planned for future release

Add Logical Volume MiB used to TS7700 search engine

The TS7700 Virtual Tape system knows about the space used for each logical volume with data, but the search logical volume panel does not have an option to report on volume usage, and its critical.
about 4 years ago in IBM TS7700 0 Future consideration

Fast replication of tape

During tape replication over a longer distance, RPO time can be quite long (>1 h). In a disaster recovery scenario, this is not acceptable. Potentially we could loose critical data.
over 6 years ago in IBM TS7700 17 Not under consideration

Add the ability to remove a TS7770 Feature - FC 5271

Once a customer has a Grid installation of numerous TS7700s, FC5271 is required on all new additions/changes to the grid going forward. For a customer that is no longer using (or was never using) this feature, there is no way to remove the feature...
about 2 years ago in IBM TS7700 0 Future consideration

Dual authentication for TS7700 constructs

Many of my TS7700 customers are starting to tight up security to protect the environment from both internal and external attack. In the TS7700 grid environment, there is a risk that the TS7700 constructs, especially the MGMTCLAS constructs, can be...
almost 4 years ago in IBM TS7700 0 Future consideration