We are running a z10 and z/VM 5.4. It is time get some new tape drives.
The hardware we are looking at acquiring are:
3592-C06 TS1120 Tape Controller
3592-E05 IBM TS1120 Tape Drive
1) Do z/VM & z/VSE support the proposed tape drives writing encrypted
data to the tapes?
2) According to the SC24-7320-02 red book, we need to run an
out-of-band tape controller connection to an EKM server
running on z/OS or another EKM platform. Earlier in the
same document, there is a statement that (Section 2.1,
document page 25, 1st full paragraph) says we must purchase
TPC-BE (whatever that is) to gain access to an open systems
EKM.
If anyone is using these devices would you care to comment on these two
statements? If you have any suggestions or other things we need to
consider, please share them.
Thanks in advance.
____________________
Jim Hughes
Consulting Systems Programmer
Mainframe Technical Support Group
Department of Information Technology
State of New Hampshire
27 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
603-271-5586 Fax 603.271.1516
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