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IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library

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    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...
    about 3 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 2 Future consideration

    Detaching BVIR processing from IBMTOOLS - Integration in TS7700 GUI

    Hi, every TS7700 user knows the procedure with downloading ibmload, ibmcntl, ibmjcl... from the ibmtools library etc. This is necessary to be able to further process BVIR data generated by the system on the zos. In order to be able to process new ...
    over 3 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 3 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.
    about 4 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 2 Future consideration

    Provide new LI REQ knob to choose the old and the new Premig method

    At the code level lower than R5.0 PGA1, it uses old Premig method. Number of simultaneous Premigs becomes the maximum when total data size in Premig queue is larger than PMPRIOR. At R5.0PGA1 or higher code level, it uses new Premig method. Number ...
    8 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 1 Not under consideration

    A potential improvements for tape access from z Cyber Vault. Related to TS7700, RMM and TCDB.

    This Idea is regarding z Cyber Vault and tape usage. An improvements for tape access from z Cyber Vault which is a hot topic in many installations these years. IBM have delivered a solution where we can use tape actively in a z Cyber Vault - safe ...
    8 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 2 Under review

    TS7700 Web Management Interface for IBM BP

    Supply to IBM BP a TS7700 WEB MI as a remote tool or demo
    about 6 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 1 Not under consideration

    TS7700 copy/replication time reporting in the BVIR record

    To day, it is required that the customer runs VEHAUDIT to get the copy time distribution report; the same report is attached. I have been approached by couple customers who would like to see the copy time statistics is written directly to the BVIR...
    over 5 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 2 Future consideration

    Add duplicate volser tolerance to copy export merge and cluster/grid merge process

    I attached a präsentation about this requirement
    about 3 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 1 Not under consideration

    Request for improvement that the deferred copies should start soon after demount.

    Generally deferred copy is very useful to copy logical volumes to the remote clusters between long distance and to avoid longer job's elaps time than that sync or immediate copy consitency point brings on the grid configration.Today, deferred copi...
    over 5 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Planned for future release

    Add information about the using ciphers for TS7700 and provide a possibility to exclude dedicate ciphers

    The security needs in companies are very different. Sometimes it is necessary to know what kind of chiphers the TS77xx used.Therefor it would be good to have a display for the possible and used ciphers.Add on it would be good to have a possibility...
    9 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 2 Future consideration

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