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Status Planned for future release
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 22, 2021

PLAC0812-1536 Parallel access read support for virtual tape

SUBMITTER SECTION
Submitted by: Carles.Aris
Submitters Company: la Caixa

PUBLIC
Requirement Number and Title: PLAC0812-1536 Parallel access read support for virtual tape
Homework Assigned: No
Requirement Category: Core Technology
Current Status:
Closed Status:
Session:
Requirement Value Category: Capacity / Scale
Product Affected: Hardware - Tape Storage Subsystem
Problem Description: Serial virtual tape read access elongates batch windows

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Mar 20, 2018

    This item is recognized as a requirement and is a road map item. It at the top or priority list of client requested enhancements. But it does not yet have a committed release or date for implementation..

  • Guest
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    Nov 26, 2015

    Creating a new RFE based on Community RFE #75722 in product IBM TS7700.

  • Guest
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    Nov 26, 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 - IBM TS7700
    Component - General
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - zBLC

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - zBLC family
    Product - zBLC
    Component - zBLC Requirements
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - zBLC