On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 16:40:54 -0500, David Boyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wr ote:
I just announced in a presentation at SHARE this week that we should have encryption support in the emulated tape control units in the next FLEX-ES V7 release (not V6) for emulated tapes on disk. This support is for tapes o n disk only and not SCSI tapes. As mentioned, a hardware encryption device between the SCSI adapter and a SCSI tape drive is required if you want th e data encrypted on a scsi tape. > >> - If you currently backup or archive z/VM data, does your >> business require that you encrypt said backups/archives? > >Yes. > >> If >> so, what are you using? > >Emulated 3490 to inline SCSI encryption device to SCSI 3490-F01 on the >MP3K, emulated 3490 to inline SCSI encryption device to DLT on Flex >boxen. > >This (IMHO) is a really good reason to finish the SCSI tape device >support and provide 3420/3480/3490 tape emulation for SCSI/FCP devices >in CP. Encryption devices for SCSI/FCP equipment are commodity items, >and are already in place for the open systems boxes. Why invent another >wheel, especially since you've done it before, and existing solutions >are in place and commercially available that have minimal performance >impact on the zSeries side? >======================== ========================= ======================= -- Gary Eheman Fundamental Software, Inc
