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IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library

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    The VTS TS7700 should return other reason UNknown in TVILCAT when the VTS is in write protect mode due to a DR.

    When CBRXLCS macro want to change a category, i receive UN on LIBRARY MANAGER CATEGORY CONSTANTS FOR TVILCAT from CBRTVI macro.The VTS TS7700 return UN because the VTS is in write protect mode due to a DR and because the category DEVSUPxx is not e...
    3 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Under review

    IBM Tape Tools should be properly supported and developed

    The free IBM Tape Tools aren't sufficiently supported within IBM support structure. Some of the tools are to analyze or report on tape are generic and useful for any type tape hardware while others are specific to IBM TS7700, like GETHIST and CPYH...
    11 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 3 Future consideration

    [Copy] Open AOS for TS4500 and TS770 via TSSC REST API Call

    (I have opened this case in the TS4500 product area because I cannot select the TSSC (TS3000) in the product area in the IDEAS portal) We want to open AOS (Assist on Site) access via a REST API call to automate and speed up internal processes. The...
    about 1 year ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 3 Future consideration

    Incorporate CSR Generation Functionality into IBM TS7700 REST API

    The IBM TS7700 Virtualization Engine, currently doesn't have the capability of generating CSR. The need for streamlined certificate management has become increasingly critical. Currently, generating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) for the TS77...
    7 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 2 Future consideration

    Citibank: Add 2 more EKMs entries on the data at rest page on the MI so that we can add 2 IP’s and Ports for SKLM and 2 IP’s and Ports for GKLM (Different Key Servers for Tape and Disk)

    CITI is planning to leverage external encryption for their TS7700 systems as part of their long-term data security strategy. Currently, the Management Interface (MI) on TS7700 only allows for the configuration of a single set of IP addresses and p...
    6 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Under review

    Customer should be able to check the installed VTD_EXEC's via REST-API

    Provide a way to query the installed VTD_EXECs via REST-API GET request. Might just be added to the /GET/clusters/id request.
    about 1 year ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 1 Functionality already exists

    For TS7700 Clusters dedicated only for Copy Export operation, replace primary Pool through Grid-Pool

    Lower Costs, Higher Performance
    6 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 1 Not under consideration

    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.
    almost 4 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 ...
    over 3 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Planned for future release

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

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