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Status Future consideration
Workspace Storage Protect Family
Categories Product functionality
Created by Guest
Created on Sep 7, 2020

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TSM Audit library should not require setting the library "offline"

TSM Library Manager often loses information about the location of a cartridge in the library.
Most of all cases happen after a Drive-, or Robot-mechanics failure.
TSM Librarymanager then demands an "Audit Library".
To do that "audit", we need to stop all applications which use the library, even if they are only reading/writing to an already mounted tape.
In fact, that is "Setting the library offline".
It always takes us up to 3 hours do that, just to run an audit which takes about 90 seconds.

It should be possible that TSM/the library can refresh its inventory without stopping everything.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    |     Oct 27, 2021

    Dear IBM_Tivoli_Developer, we see that an update was made to this RFE on 17 Aug 2021. But unfortunately neither Local UBS Business Solutions AG, nor IBMers supporting our client can see any update within the comments. Can you please let us know the latest status update that was made here, or please inform at least the submitter Ruedi Hartmeier from UBS directly --> rudolf.hartmeier@ubs.com

    Thank you and best regards Jan Eidam (CAL for UBS&UCC)

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 20, 2021

    This request may not be delivered within the release currently under development, but the theme is aligned with the current multi-year strategy. IBM may consider and evaluate any RFE Community feedback for this request through activities such as voting. IBM will update this request in the future.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 15, 2021

    Hi team, this rfe is still ´Under Consideration´ which is decribed with: The IBM team is evaluating this request. A decision or request for more information will be provided within 90 days

    My customer alludes that 90 days are past since 3 months.

    When can we expect an answer ?

    Many thanks for udpating this RFE.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Oct 6, 2020

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Storage
    Product - Spectrum Protect Family
    Component - Product functionality
    Operating system - IBM AIX
    Source - Client

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Storage
    Product - IBM Tape Library TS4500
    Component - General
    Operating system - IBM AIX
    Source - Client

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 29, 2020

    This ticket will be re-assigned to the IBM Spectrum Protect offering for assessing and tracking

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