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Status Not under consideration
Workspace IBM TS7700
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 3, 2014

HYDRA encryption managed by the SMS constructs

Protecting data through encryption can be set on a per pool basis, which enables you to encrypt all or some of your data when it is written to the back-end tapes on TS7720, or for the whole disk cache. Customer would like to have encryption managed by the SMS constructs, so that it should be possible to select virtual tape volumes for encryption.

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
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    Jun 26, 2017

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Storage
    Product - IBM TS7700
    Component - General
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - Other

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Software
    Product - z/OS
    Component - DFSMS Tape Storage SW Support
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - Other

  • Guest
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    May 26, 2015

    IBM agrees that there is value for this request and it will be considered as a candidate for a future release. Since the encryption support for the disk cache and the back store tape cartridges is provided through the TS7700 itself, any changes will need to be coordinated with the TS7700 storage team.

  • Guest
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    Nov 4, 2014

    Creating a new RFE based on Community RFE #61525 in product z/OS.