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IBM TS7700

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VTS db2 reorg planning change

VTS db2 reorg is statically planned. Due to client activity changes, it comes a time where reorg is planned during high VTS activity and then does not end within the required amount of time. Reorg may not be effective until many weeks. As of today...
about 6 years ago in IBM TS7700 0 Future consideration

TS7700 MI - Inbound SSH (TCP Port 22) command line access to be allowed

Management Interface Inbound SSH (TCP Port 22) command line access to be allowed. This will provide functionality for IBM remote support personnel to directly access TS7700 while servicing without a need to connect via TSSC private network.
almost 5 years ago in IBM TS7700 0 Future consideration

TS7700 BVIR utility Copy Audit ? add additional fields to help identify LVOL's needing attention.

Request to make changes to data being reported in the TS7700's BVIR (Bulk Volume Information Retrieval) “Copy Audit” utility. Currently Copy Audit reports the volser, the copy mode for each cluster and the removal state for each cluster. The custo...
almost 5 years ago in IBM TS7700 1 Planned for future release

Temporary Threshold Removal for any Cache Partition

Enable Temporary Threshold Removal on Models TS7770 - VED-Tape attached for all Cache Partitions CP0-7.
about 3 years ago in IBM TS7700 0 Planned for future release

Request to forcibly disconnect multiple TS7760s from the grid by command operation.

The customer is requested to be able to forcibly disconnect multiple TS7760s from the grid by command operation.
almost 5 years ago in IBM TS7700 0 Future consideration

Disk Drives/Hardware Components - Allowing RCL to continue, rather than halt to perform repair (fail drive/replacement) before continuing.

This would benefit tremendously as a failure then requires coordination and scheduling to complete, which usually puts us outside our scheduled maintenance window with the potential of not getting another window at that time.
over 1 year ago in IBM TS7700 2 Functionality already exists

Worm requirement to honor the TMC expiratoin date when a volume is created.

Wells Fargo has a TS7700 related Worm requirement that would have the Ts7700 honor the expiration date specified by the Tape Management Catalog when a volume is created. This would prevent the volume from being inadvertently or maliciously scratch...
over 5 years ago in IBM TS7700 0 Future consideration

TS7700 Add ability to configure ciphers

User requesting new capability - be allowed to configure ciphers within acceptable cipher set.
over 5 years ago in IBM TS7700 0 Future consideration

TS77xx Library Manager search virtual volume add smfid or system name where volume was last used

Currently, when searching the vitual volume via Library Manager or via IP address Management Interface, or when issuing LI REQ,lib-name,LVOL,volser command from z/OS, the information that is received does not include where the last system where th...
over 5 years ago in IBM TS7700 1 Future consideration

Allow clusters in TS7700 grid to have a local NTP source

Allow Each VTS within a TS7700 cluster to source it's time independently to avoid call -homes when their are WAN issues.
over 5 years ago in IBM TS7700 1 Future consideration