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Status Not under consideration
Workspace Storage Protect Family
Categories Spectrum Protect (Server)
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 6, 2011

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Change TSM Server-based Library Manager behaviour

Please change the behaviour of the TSM Server-based acting in a library manager only role to not require read/write access to the tape drives during normal operations. Currently, TSM server performing library manager only function (no servicing backup clients), is required to verify labels of the cartridges when they are mounted/dismounted per requests of the library clients. This leads to a need to have Library Manager to have access to all tape drive resources in a managed library. Please consider removing this requirement to eliminate the issue described in the use case. Please note that the function of the library manager is to manage cartrdige inventory and issue commands to the library, not read/write to tapes, except, possibly, special one-time operations like, for example, labelling the tapes.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jun 12, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Storage
    Product - Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Family

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Tivoli
    Product family - Storage
    Product - Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Family

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Oct 1, 2014

    We have increased the drive count limits since the creation of this request so this should have provided some relief. However, there still do not have plans to deliver support as requested in the next release or two of TSM. If you would like us to reconsider this request after our next product release, please open a new request.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 18, 2013

    thank you for submitting this enhancement request, while we currently do not have plans to deliver this function in an upcoming release it will be considered for a future release of TSM

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