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Tape - High End Virtualization

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Add Optional Timeout Value for AoS Enablement

The TSSC home screen has a button that allows a user to Start or Stop AoS. This functionality could benefit from allowing an optional timeout value that would specify the maximum amount of time AoS can remain enabled. This is useful because allowi...
over 1 year ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 1 Functionality already exists

3 or more ISKLM IP address for TS7700

Intesa San Paolo, the biggest Italian Bank, with 3 Grids-3way installed, is asking for an ehancement for TS7700, related to ISKLM IP address.Custumer would like that more than 2 ISKLM IP address can be defined, at least 3.
about 3 years ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 1 Planned for future release

TS7700 Flash Copy - Allow customers to Write to Flashed LVOLs - more like DS8K Flash Copy

DR Test RPQ- North Carolina Farm Bureau (NCFB) recently implemented a 2-way Tapeless Grid, Local primary Site (Raleigh, NC) replicating to Remote DR Site (IBM BCRS in Sterling Forest, NY). Prior to implementing the Tape Grid, NCFB sent physical ta...
over 6 years ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 0 Planned for future release

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...
over 6 years ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 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.
about 5 years ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 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...
about 5 years ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 1 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.
over 5 years ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 0 Future consideration

Temporary Threshold Removal for any Cache Partition

Enable Temporary Threshold Removal on Models TS7770 - VED-Tape attached for all Cache Partitions CP0-7.
over 3 years ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 0 Planned for future release

Support for spanning logical volumes on TS7770 with zTape Air-Gap Tape Exporter (FC5995)

A customer owns a solution for some of his backup jobs based on old native tape drives C07 / TS1140 whose End of Service already passed.  We’d like to replace it with a TS7770 with zTape Air-Gap Tape Exporter (FC5995) – which is a TS7770...
almost 2 years ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 1

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 Tape - High End Virtualization 0 Future consideration

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