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IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS

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Enable CTC to leverage TCT for network transfers

Where possible it would be good if CTC could leverage TCT as it network transfer mechanism which would effectively enable serverless data movement and reduce overall resource consumption.
about 3 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Support IAM option to either the DSORG or DSNAME_TYPE keywords

AAM supports certain functions of IAM datasets. It would be beneficial if selection criteria could be used to control intervention based on whether a dataset is of type IAM or not.
over 3 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 1 Future consideration

Enable tape level encryption in CTC VTE component

Provide an encryption option with CTC's VTE component to enable host based encryption of system tape.
over 3 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Enhance CTC AT-TLS configuration flexibility

In order to successfully negotiate a secure connection CTC requires that the requested trust certificates be defined within its private keyring. Often the certificates needed by CTC have long since been available in the trust store, but due to thi...
over 3 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 0 Future consideration

CEO

CTCz should be included in zD&T.
over 3 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Can CUZ#EXPR be changed so it only produces reports and doesn't delete anything

CUZ#EXPR is run to delete expired backups from the repository and cloud service(s). I would be nice if there were an option available to allow it to produce the reports of what will be deleted without actually doing the deletes. The reports can th...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 1 Future consideration

CTCz Timestamp data on Status panel

On "Cloud Dataset Display" panel (Panel#CUZ$CDSN), Timestamp data is from UTC.Would you change this timestamp data as the local time?
about 4 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Enhance masking options for dataset selection

When defining a dataset mask in the history dialog the only generic allowed is a trailing *. CTC should support *, ** and % where any dataset mask can be defined for history and clone processing.
over 4 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 1 Future consideration

Add time offset parameter to cloud server definition

In order to successfully connect with a cloud server the system and server times must be somewhat synchronized. CTC sets its time based on system time. Given the geo-dispersed nature of cloud storage this may not always be close enough to allow fo...
over 4 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Include elapsed upload time in cloud dataset display

During file upload CTC calculates the current upload rate and elapsed upload time, both values are visible in the active tasks display. Once the upload completes the entry no longer exists under active tasks, but it is available in the cloud datas...
over 4 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 0 Future consideration

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