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Tape - High End Virtualization

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Add machine serial number to TS7700 Grid/Cluster MI summary

TS7700 Grid/Cluster MI summary page has many useful information, including the VE hardware serial number, but it is missing the serial numbers of other components of the TS7700 cluster. Adding the serial numbers of the other components, which are ...
over 1 year ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 2 Planned for future release

Spectrum Control and TS7700 (VTS)

Today, customer is managing around thirty TS7700 units. He does not have the possibility to easily check the configuration on each one to be sure that the configuration corresponds to their need. Also, in case of problem, it's very time consuming ...
over 3 years ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 2 Planned for future release

Improve TS7700 Scratch Allocation Assistance functionality

We have 2 cluster Production Grid, 1 local and 1 remote. We preference the local cluster, because Ficon performance to remote forces us to. We have employed SAA to preference the local cluster.When the local cluster fails or is put into service pr...
over 5 years ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 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.
about 7 years ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 17 Not under consideration

Ability to generate a report of all the Hydra system inventory.

Ability to generate a report of all the system inventory. -Frame serial number, hydra serial number, tssc serial number, cache controller and enclosures per frame with serial numbers, etc.
almost 2 years ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 1 Future consideration

MASTEROVERWRITE option that prevents append to an existing file or volume

There exists a need in some environments to have a LWORM or RMM option that specifies that once a dataset is initially written no further writes are allowed to the tape volume. Either an enhancement to LWORM with an option that limits Write Mount ...
about 3 years ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 0 Future consideration

TS7700 Performance Management, prioritize important tasks/jobs

• Problem Description:Each task/job using a virtual tape drive of a TS7700 cluster gets an equal fraction of the overall (licensed) bandwidth regardless of its importance or the current utilization (read or write, backup or recovery).Examples: – D...
about 5 years ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 1 Future consideration

Connection to CLOUD through of DNS ALIAS not IP FIXED

In the configuration of CLOUD in TS7770C, in the GUI, the URL what should be used , is a "IP FIXED" (for example, HTTPS://192.xxx.xxx.xx) . It's not possible use a "DNS" name. I think is more versatile the use of the DNS ALIAS vs IP FIXED. I think...
8 months ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 0 Under review

youtube tv contact number customer services +1(833) 756-4415

YouTube TV is a popular streaming service that allows users to watch live TV and on-demand content. While the platform is known for its seamless user experience, there may be instances where you need to reach out to their customer support team for...
8 months ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 0 Not under consideration

'Audit report required for 'Days Without Access' function of physical volume pool

I would like to be able to obtain an audit report on reclamations made for the 'Days without Access' function.
about 4 years ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 0 Not under consideration

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