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IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library

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Provide a configurable session timeout for the TSSC web management interface.

Security standards are further restricting the timeout of sessions for admin interfaces. Reduces risk.
over 2 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 1 Planned for future release

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 2 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 2 Planned for future release

Support for AWS Private Link and VPC

Allows for us to follow our personal best practices with sending the data over a VPN to our AWS tenant. We have a URL that we would like to put in for the communication which will resolve to our private IP. It looks maybe like you used to be able ...
over 2 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 3 Planned for future release

Increase TS3000 TSSC password to more than the 16 character limit

Passwords are increasing in the length. Our firm requires a minimum 16 character password as a standard. The TSSC webUI seems to have a 16 character limit whereas the TS7700 webUI supports longer passwords. We use LDAP and a single signon methodol...
about 3 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Planned for future release

TS77 should write SMF as DS8* systems do

Hi, as everybody else who uses TS7700, we also use BVIR (available within Tape Tools). BVIR makes it possible to get the reports about TS7700 performance, usage, virtual volumes, physical volumes, etc.. Unfortunately, right now we don’t really ...
about 3 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Planned for future release

Secure object information

We need the ability to store and secure object information (data in cloud) like: WORM, Expiration, Retention time etc…. As general, this function should be in TCT (DS8000) and in TS7700C.
over 3 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Planned for future release

TS7770 - Copy of TCT objects written by DS8910 on a TS7770 bucket to physical tape

BrB - Banco de Brasilia, is requesting our support to have objects stored on TS77700 through DS8910 TCT function been moved physical tape.
over 3 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Planned for future release

TSSC level and patches available in 7700 MI

To simplify the retrieval and management of microcode levels and patches, provide the TSSC microcode and patch information in the Cluster Summary download file of the 7700 MI. This should be very similar to the 7700 microcode and VTD_EXEC level in...
over 3 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 1 Planned for future release

TS7700 Set LVOL to non used state for removing a TMC range of tapes

The customer wants a way to set a volser or a range of volsers to a TMC Delete state so that the volume will not being mounted as a scratch in preparation to remove the volser or range.
almost 4 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 4 Planned for future release

3 or more ISKLM IP address for TS7700

Intesa San Paolo, the biggest Italian Bank, with 3 Grids-3way installed, is asking for an ehancement for TS7700, related to ISKLM IP address.Custumer would like that more than 2 ISKLM IP address can be defined, at least 3.
almost 4 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 1 Planned for future release