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Status Future consideration
Workspace Tape - High End Virtualization
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 4, 2023

RELATED IDEAS

Bring FICON ports offline

We have TS7700 that need to be isolated from production system. Having the possibility to vary FICON port down on VTS will add another security for data.

Idea priority High
  • Admin
    JP LAVIGNE
    Reply
    |     Feb 14, 2024

    We are investigating this as part of our work on REST API. There are also security implications that are being investigated. REST API work has already been started and will continue through 2025. This specific request is not currently in plan, but will be looked at after 2025.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 17, 2024

    We don't want to manage this via FICON switchs because they are managed by another team and we want complete control, and this could lead to production issue if we shut wrong ports.

  • Admin
    JP LAVIGNE
    Reply
    |     Jan 16, 2024

    Have you investigated doing this via the FICON switch ports. If no FICON switch have you looked at doing it from the zSystem directory.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 8, 2023

    Additional information : this request for evolution follows the case TS013164210. The need is to have a "customer-ready" option to put the ports off without having to go through the SMIT menu. Thanks.

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