Hello Jim,
We are running z/VM 5.3 and z/VSE 4.1.2 with the same
configuration that you have.
The EKM is a LINUX server on the 3592. There are some hardware issues
that the IBM CE and I figured out.
But they are working well.
The command QT will show the status on the drives. The CST5 indicate
that the cartridge is not encrypted yet.
A CST5/E will indicate the cartridge has encrypted data.
AR 0015 680 560B 3592-E05 300001 UNUSED CST5 BOV
11:00:09
AR 0015 681 560B 3592-E05 300007 UNUSED CST5 BOV
11:00:09
Ed Martin
Aultman Health Foundation
330-363-5050
ext 35050
-----Original Message-----
From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Ray Waters
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 10:17 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: z/VM Tape Hardware Questions
We are running z/VSE 4.2 and z/VM 540 and we encrypt our 3592 tapes.
We run two EKM platforms. The primary EKM server runs under Windows and
the secondary EKM server runs on ZLINUX under z/VM.
Ray Waters
-----Original Message-----
From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Hughes, Jim
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2011 8:53 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: z/VM Tape Hardware Questions
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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