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Are you using drive-based data encryption with your tape devices ?
The IBM System Storage TS1120, TS1130 and TS1140 tape drives support drive-based data encryption to protect your data. This blog entry is related to the encryption key manger, that is required dependent on the tape device, if you want use drive-based data encryption. For the TS1120 and TS1130 you may use the IBM Encryption Key Manager (EKM) component, a Java program, to manage encryption keys. The EKM and the tape drive communicate via the TCP/IP protocol. For the TS1140 you have to use the IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager (SKLM) to manage... [More]
Tags: vse tape key security encryption |
Updated IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager (SKLM)
Today IBM announced an update of the IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager (SKLM). You may need this product, if you use the IBM System Storage TS1140 tape drives with drive-based data encryption to protect your data. The announcement letter is here . The product page is here . The SKLM provides the Key Encryption Key Labels (KEKLs) required for the z/VSE Job Control KEKL statement. A job running on z/VSE can issue a request to encrypt the data to be stored on tape. This request is initiated using the appropriate mode setting... [More]
Tags: key lifecycle encryption tape vse announcement security kekl |
Where to get DB2 for VSE license keys
Yesterday I was asked if the DB2 Server for VSE & VM product requires a license key and if so, where to get it. The answer is: The product requires a license key. I asked the DB2 Server for VSE & VM Level 2 team, where I can get a license key. They pointed me to a support web page. The web page "Obtaining your DB2 Server for VSE Permanent Key" is here .
Tags: db2 vse key license |
z/VSE 6.2 considerations for TCP/IP stacks
With z/VSE 6.2 (and z/VSE 6.1) you will get new version of IBM TCP/IP for z/VSE - Version 2 - and a new release of IPv6/VSE - 1.3. TCP/IP license keys only change, if you get to a new version. That is you can still use your IBM IPv6/VSE V1 key. For IBM TCP/IP for z/VSE V2 (and the GPS feature), however, you need to request a new license key from the IBM key center. If you order z/VSE 6.2 via IBM Shopz, you need to select the TCP/IP product (and other products) too. The TCP/IP cover letter holds the contact information of the key... [More]
Tags: ipv6_vse license tcpip vse product customer_number installation product_key key shopz |
z/VSE 6.2 considerations for TCP/IP stacks - part 2
Last week I posted a blog entry that provided some information about the TCP/IP stacks on z/VSE Version 6. Today I have a bit more information for IBM TCP/IP for z/VSE Version 2 users. As mentioned last week, the CUSTDEF.PHASE and PRODKEYS.PHASE need to be in the LIBDEF search chain of the TCP/IP startup job. The CUSTDEF.PHASE holds the customer name and customer number, the PRODKEYS.PHASE the license key you got from the IBM key center. The customer number of the CUSTDEF.PHASE has to match with the customer... [More]
Tags: product installation customer_number shopz key tcpip license vse product_key |
