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IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library

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REST API Certificate Renewals for Hydra

In a large enterprise environment we have many certificates that need to be renewed. This additional functionality to the REST API will allow customers to automate the renewals of the management console certificates.
about 1 month ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Under review

REST API Certificate Renewals for TSSC

In an enterprise environment we need to automate the renewals of our certificates for the TS7700 estate.
about 1 month ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Future consideration

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...
8 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 2 Future consideration

The logical volume is stuck mounting due to an interrupted operation (job abort, LPAR IPL, or other disruptive action taken on the host side for various reasons). In this case, ITAU would like to know WHICH volume was left mounted and requires operator intervention (either via host or MI) to unload it and prevent future job errors with CBR4196D-67 (Requested volume already in use). Regarding ITAU's request to be informed of which level is causing the CBR3750I G0032 message, since it is still mounted: This would be a new function request (nonexistent at current code levels). It is not a code defect.

Why are we seeing CBR3750I G0032_Informational_C_ TS7700_XX_ copies queued for more than 24 hours? The logical volume is stuck mounting due to an interrupted operation (job abort, LPAR IPL, or other disruptive action taken on the host side for var...
7 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 3 Future consideration

Authorize to set different IP for the NTP server on VTS7780

Today it is impossible to configure different IP addresses on the clusters of a GRID of VTS7780. The VTS are generally installed on different and remote sites.An NTP server is available on each of the sites, but they have different IP addresses. I...
about 2 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Not under consideration

TS7700 (VTS) - Simplify Certificate Management - accept .pfx or .p12 certificate format

As the VTS does not support to generate a certificate on the machine itself and only create a sign request. I need to order (from a CA) a certificate that holds the private and public key in a .p12 or .pfx format. However, to upload I have to manu...
6 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Under review

TS7700 (TSSC) - Simplify Certificate Management - accept .pfx or .p12 certificate format

As the TSSC does not support to generate a certificate on the machine itself and only create a sign request. I need to order (from a CA) a certificate that holds the private and public key in a .p12 or .pfx format. However, to upload I have to man...
6 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Future consideration

TS7700 (TSSC) - simple deletion of all default certificates

TSSC shall offer the option to delete all default certificates with a single click and allow to delete all expired certificates with a single click as well.
6 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 1 Not under consideration

TS7700 (TSSC) - Certificates - allow selection of multiple entries

Certificate management shall switch from 'radio' button to 'check-box' to allow multiple entries to be deleted with a single click. Currently I have to select a single entry, click delete, select the next one, click delete and so on. If check boxe...
6 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 1 Future consideration

TS7700 - Single Sign ON (SSO) with OIDC

Add SSO support via OIDC to externalize authentication and enable multi factor authentication on the VTS HMC and TSSC
7 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Future consideration