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Status Not under consideration
Workspace Storage Protect Family
Categories Spectrum Protect (Server)
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 22, 2015

RELATED IDEAS

TSM Server under Linux leaves LTO tapes in encrypted mode after use

TSM server under Linux, when using standalone LTO-6 tape drives will leave a drive loaded with an encryption key and enabled for encryption after a TSM backup stgpool command where the device class uses encryption mode 'ON'. After the backup is complete, TSM dismounts the tape but still leaves drive in encryption mode turned on and key loaded. If during this period, the customer loads the drive with a tape and attempts to use the drive for other non-TSM related work, the tape is written to and is encrypted using the last used key by TSM and therefore, the data on tape is lost to the customer.

TSM should reset the drive and disable encryption at the end of each tape operation where the tape is dismounted so that a drive that is no longer used is not left in a state that enables encryption, potentially causing loss of data to the customer.

The same is true after TSM shutdown. This way, the customer is responsible to ensure the drives are returned to default unencrypted state if they were ever used by TSM.

Idea priority High

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