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IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS

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Enable direct to cloud capability in CTC

Current CTC must either clone an existing disk or tape activity, post process prior disk or tape activity or emulate tape and subsequently read the "tape" dataset from disk in order to send to the cloud. CTC should enable the capability to directl...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 1 Delivered

Add DELete primary command in ISPF panel (CUZ$DNS - Cloud Dataset Display)

In the ISPF panel(CUZ$DNS - Cloud Dataset Display) a REStore primary command for all selected data already exist. It would be really helpful for the customer to have also a primary command for a delete of all selected data to be able to delete dat...
over 3 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 1 Delivered

CTCz MS Azure support

KUBOTA want to store their backup data into Cloud using Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS, instead of the local tape unit.But they are using Microsoft Azure as their standard Cloud Server and CTCz is not supportable for Azure right now.Please add this...
over 7 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 0 Delivered

Enhance CTC History processing to reprocess updated file

When CTC History processing selects a file to be uploaded it creates the cloud version and updates the catalog entry to CLOUD. When a subsequent scan processes it detects that the cloud based copy exists and skips the dataset. When the cloud datas...
over 7 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 2 Delivered

Support dynamic refresh for HVTVLTxx in CTC

Many of the HVT parmlib members can be dynamically refreshed like HVTTRLxx. Parmlib member HVTVLTxx cannot be dynamically refreshed. While a couple parameters within HVTVLT can be controlled dynamically the ability to refresh the entire library wo...
over 4 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 1 Delivered

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.
almost 5 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 2 Delivered

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...
about 6 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 1 Delivered