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Status Future consideration
Workspace IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 21, 2023

RELATED IDEAS

Enable TS7700 for Open Systems bei Adding the S3 Protocol

The TS700 has everything enterprise customers need. It has backend tape, it is a grid, it has all replication capabilities and so on. It could be the perfect system for multipetabyte data from open systems, e.g. tiering from data to tape out of cos, or other s3 systems who are already capable of doing so by having a working lifecycle management. Backend for different backup systems like comvault, veeam, Cohesity or even SPP. It would be the perfect match. All other systems on the market like Point Archival Gateway, Spectra Logic Black Pearl and even the newest ibm solutions in development have to many issues for enterprise customers. 

Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Nov 18, 2025

    With zOS 3.2, DFSMS Cloud Data Manager (CDM) product along with Cloud Data Access (CDA), provides at a zOS software level, the capability to leverage S3 Cloud Storage. Once the TS7700 Partition is opened up as S3 and used directly by zOS, then the sharing of Mainframe data between other System z environments and Open Systems is truly achievable.  Rather than using protocols such as FTP, SFTP, NJE or even shared DASD volumes to share Mainframe data, the S3 in the TS7700 could be used instead. 

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  • Guest
    Nov 17, 2025

    Agreed....S3 becoming a common denominator interface, which should be supported by storage devices supporting each environment. This would also enhance the HA/DR and tiering capabilities that the TS7700 has excelled at..with an interface many are moving to. 

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  • Guest
    Jun 28, 2023

    S3 is the new Bluetooth of connectivity. Of course the industry Flagship VTL TS7700 should have it!

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