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IBM TS4500 Tape Library

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Unify the naming of settings for LDAP configuration

Different IBM Storage product (TS7700/TS4500/TSSC/…) are using LDAP but they are naming the different settings within the configuration different. My suggestion is to have this standardize across the various products.
about 1 year ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library 0 Future consideration

We would like to have a way to export/import LDAP settings cross different IBM Storage systms.

Customer approached me asking why TS4500/TSSC/TS7700/DS8000 all are using separate ways to configure LDAP. They are requesting a way to configure one system and then copy these settings to the others. IBM in Tucson develop all, so this should be p...
about 1 year ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library 0 Future consideration

Provide functionality for a "Time Protected Checkout" from Safeguarded Logical Library

The use of Safeguarded Tape increases the potential attack vector on the tape library's management interfaces. The ability to configure a minimum time period that must elapse after assigning/checkin a cartridge/volume to the "Safeguarded" logical ...
4 months ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library 1 Future consideration

DNS names instead of IP addresses in TS4500

In TS4500 I can not use DNS names for define Syslog or encription server, Only IP addresses are allowed. It's problematic when using certificates signed by our authority and use IP address in SAN is not common.
10 months ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library 0 Future consideration

Implement IP filter for defining on how to access the IP-based mangement interfaces of a TS4500 library

The use of "Safeguarded Tape" increases the potential attack vector on the tape library's management interfaces. One way to better protect these interfaces would be the functionality of an "IP filter" (integrated in the TS4500 internal ICC), which...
4 months ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library 1 Future consideration

Firmware Check

System: TS4500Actor: Customer Commerzbank is asking for enhancements regarding library firmware check.Case was opened on behalf of client Commerzbank as a follow up for a critical situation.
over 4 years ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library 0 Future consideration

NTP updates needed

Static NTP IP addressing still being used in TS7700 and TS4500 hardware. We have new datacenter requirements of using DNS names instead of static IPs. Also giving the customer the ability to set these in the VTS hydra and being able to display the...
3 months ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library 0 Future consideration

TS4500 improve Remote Authentication (LDAP, RACF) support for Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Multi-factor authentication is a major component of security policies in many companies. TS4500 supports remote authentication with MFA when used with Duo (authentication proxy). However, this client has already invested in an MFA infrastructure t...
over 1 year ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library 0 Future consideration

Enhance REST API Export a log file with keyword: latest

it would be useful to extend the GET /v1/logs/<filename>/export command so that you could enter a 'latest'-Tag as filename for example and then the ‘most recent - completed’ log is exported. GET /v1/logs/latest/export -> Exports the most ...
4 months ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library 0 Future consideration

Add export logs to IBM (call home) via REST API Endpoint.

With this customer could automated the Datacollection and the export to IBM Ecurep.
about 2 years ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library 0 Future consideration