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IBM TS7700

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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 1 year ago in IBM TS7700 0 Planned for future release

TS7700 should have dual cec to eliminate single points of failure

TS7700 clusters have a single power series cec which requires outages to update microcode. Installing a second TS7700 shouldn't be the only option for higher availability of a TS7700. Enhance design to use dual cecs.
about 4 years ago in IBM TS7700 0 Future consideration

TS7700 SSL cetficate for AWS

My client would like to use a certifcate for the SSL connection to AWS S3 buckets.
5 months ago in IBM TS7700 1 Needs more information

Connect TS7700 to an AWS S3 bucket with an IAM Role

Our customer wants to be able to connect their TS7700 to an AWS S3 Bucket using an IAM Role without the need of the access key and the secret key.
5 months ago in IBM TS7700 2 Not under consideration

Adaptive inhibit reclaim schedule

The inhibit reclaim schedule today is static. When workload is increasing or shifting over time, reclamation might occur, when physical tape drives would be better used for premigration tasks. An adaptive reclamation algorithm taking workload into...
about 4 years ago in IBM TS7700 0 Future consideration

Ability to generate a report of all the Hydra system inventory.

Ability to generate a report of all the system inventory. -Frame serial number, hydra serial number, tssc serial number, cache controller and enclosures per frame with serial numbers, etc.
over 1 year ago in IBM TS7700 1 Future consideration

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 3 years ago in IBM TS7700 4 Planned for future release

TS7700 COPY ENTIRE POOL DATA TO NEW EMPTY POOL

We need to copy a pool to e new empty one by a simple fonction in TS7700 GUI
almost 3 years ago in IBM TS7700 1 Not under consideration

Enforce stricter controls for config changes/limits on VTS TS7700 Hardware

The IBM TS7700 hardware allows changes in the configuration/limits which could lead to a complete lockdown on the front-end, e.g. when increasing the premigration queue far above the PMTHLVL. This status, in particular, cannot be changed nor the q...
over 4 years ago in IBM TS7700 0 Future consideration

Ability to set a warning message when the TS7700 premigration queue utilization reaches certain % of the licensed TB.

There is no ability to set an alert to warn the end user that the premigration capacity utilization is at certain percentage of the licensed premigration TB. Having this ability will allow the end user to take a more pro-active action to prevent t...
almost 5 years ago in IBM TS7700 0 Future consideration