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IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library

Password expiration granularity for VTS MI users

At present the password expiration policy for MI users is setup at global level, this makes that all users have to have the same password expiration policiy. The customer needs to be able to specify a different password expiration policy for diffe...
over 9 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Not under consideration

TS7700 forced premigration

Today premigration of a virtual volume in a TS7700 can be delayed with a storage class setting to delay to some future point in time. However, there is no control currently to prepone premigration or to specify a timeout when premigration has to o...
over 9 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Not under consideration

Strengthening TS7700 and TSSC Access Security with Multi‑Factor Authentication

With increased scrutiny on information security, it is essential to enforce stronger access controls for TS7700 and TSSC systems by implementing Multi‑Factor Authentication (MFA). Enabling MFA will significantly enhance security by ensuring robust...
2 days ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Submitted

TS7700 SETTING enhancement to control Copy Queue count and Size alerting

This capability would allow customers to tune settings to trigger alert based on workload requirements like vounts and size and receive alerts as soon as replication issues occur. The current 24‑hour delayed‑copy alerting message code G0032 does n...
2 days ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Submitted

High‑Availability Enhancement for TS7700 Microcode Maintenance

Eliminating planned downtime would deliver a best‑in‑class user experience for TS7700 customers, comparable to the DS8000 series. Currently, downtime is required because the TS7700 architecture relies on a single controller, which must be taken of...
2 days ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Submitted

Update the default settings for DCOPYT, TIMEOUT, PFRLOCO and DELEXP

With the new TS7700 3948, we are using the new 10GB Grid links. When there is an network issue, the first thing support states is to update the default settings for DCOPYT and TIMEOUT values from manufacturing.
about 1 month ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Planned for future release

Link-Redundant Cloud connections via Network Isolation ports

Customers use dual ethernet switch infrastructure and want to be resilient from adapter/SFP/cable/switch failure or their maintenance activites
about 1 month ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Not under consideration

Ownership transfer of virtual volsers

I would like to see a more robust process of changing the ownership of volsers, before the unjoin process, or just balancing, if needed. Thanks.
6 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Not under consideration

IBMTOOLs update VEHAUDIT report 4 digit year

I know IBM is working on updated IBMTOOLs libraries. I would like to see the dates expanded in the IBMTOOLs report VEHAUDIT so it has a 4 digit year. Thank you.
6 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Needs more information

Add support for SNMP v3 with Auth/Priv

Required per JPMC auditors. Implement SNMP with Auth & Priv with minimum levels of Auth to be SHA256 and Priv to be AES256
7 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Not under consideration

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