rvillano
ADSM.ORG Member
Hello to all the members of this great Forum!
I have a new customer who wants to use the TKLM software to do encryption with a TS3500/3584 library.
The customer has purchased TKLM, ALMS and transparent LTO encryption keys.
This library currently has 2 frames L32 and D32, 10 lto2 drives and 10 lto4 drives.
The current firmware for the library is 7420 and the drive firmware is 73v1 for the lto2 drives
and A232 for the lto4 drives.
The customer wants me to replace the existing lto2 drives with lto4 drives in a 2 partition library for use by the TKLM
software encryption application while the other partition will be used with the existing lto4 drives using server side
encryption until the tapes can be re-read and encrypted using TKLM in the 2nd partition.
I am concerned about the library firmware and drive firmware upgrades that may be required to do this project and
the issues I may run into trying to install this firmware where usually all my current customers have an
IBM CE do this type of work.
Questions:
1. How do I find out if this library uses enhanced node cards?
2. Will firmware upgrades for the library and drives be required?
3. Do I have to do the firmware upgrade before or after installing the ALMS and transparent keys?
4. Do I have the correct firmware code?
I was planning to use the ITDT software installed on AIX to do the firmware upgrades if needed and I have the
8980 library firmware which contains the "B710" tape drive firmware but I am still not sure this is the right code
for doing this project and I don't want to mess this up for any reason.
If anyone who has experience in doing this upgrade and who knows if the firmware I have downloaded is correct,
I would really appreciate your assistance.
Best Regards,
bob...
I have a new customer who wants to use the TKLM software to do encryption with a TS3500/3584 library.
The customer has purchased TKLM, ALMS and transparent LTO encryption keys.
This library currently has 2 frames L32 and D32, 10 lto2 drives and 10 lto4 drives.
The current firmware for the library is 7420 and the drive firmware is 73v1 for the lto2 drives
and A232 for the lto4 drives.
The customer wants me to replace the existing lto2 drives with lto4 drives in a 2 partition library for use by the TKLM
software encryption application while the other partition will be used with the existing lto4 drives using server side
encryption until the tapes can be re-read and encrypted using TKLM in the 2nd partition.
I am concerned about the library firmware and drive firmware upgrades that may be required to do this project and
the issues I may run into trying to install this firmware where usually all my current customers have an
IBM CE do this type of work.
Questions:
1. How do I find out if this library uses enhanced node cards?
2. Will firmware upgrades for the library and drives be required?
3. Do I have to do the firmware upgrade before or after installing the ALMS and transparent keys?
4. Do I have the correct firmware code?
I was planning to use the ITDT software installed on AIX to do the firmware upgrades if needed and I have the
8980 library firmware which contains the "B710" tape drive firmware but I am still not sure this is the right code
for doing this project and I don't want to mess this up for any reason.
If anyone who has experience in doing this upgrade and who knows if the firmware I have downloaded is correct,
I would really appreciate your assistance.
Best Regards,
bob...