Read about information that is new or changed in the IBM Storage Archive Enterprise Edition 1.3.4
documentation.
Table 1. Storage Archive EE 1.3.4
changes
| Changes |
Related topics |
- Re-branding of the product from Spectrum Archive to IBM
Storage Archive
- Updated the HSM component version to 8.1.19.0.
- Added support for IBM Storage Scale 5.1.7.0 or
later.
- Added support for RHEL 8.7.
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| The IBM tape drive TS1170 and JF tape are now supported. |
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Improved the performance optimization of the LTO 9 drive
for the transparent recall operation. This optimization can be enabled by explicitly configuring the
MAX_RECALL_SPEED key in the ltfsee.config file to yes. |
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What's new in version 1.3.4.x fix pack releases
Table 2. Storage Archive EE 1.3.4.5
changes, released on July 2024
| Changes |
Related topics |
- Updated the HSM component version to 8.1.23.0.
- Added support for IBM Storage Scale 5.2.
- Added support for RHEL 8.9.
- Sunset of RHEL 7.9.
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Table 3. Storage Archive EE 1.3.4.4
changes, released on April 2024
| Changes |
Related topics |
| Added the --task option to the eeadm library rescan
command to create a library_rescan root task. This root task generates a subtask
for each library. |
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| Implemented the optimized_rescan option, which, when enabled, enhances the
eeadm library rescan command's performance for cases where the MMM process has
issues due to a large amount of tapes and drives on the library. |
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Table 4. Storage Archive EE 1.3.4.3
changes, released on January 2024
| Changes |
Related topics |
- Added support for IBM Storage Scale 5.1.9.0 or
later.
- Sunset of IBM Storage Scale 5.1.0, and 5.1.1.
- Sunset of RHEL 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, and 8.5.
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| Added the "recall_only" attribute to the "eeadm tape set" command to allow a tape to be
logically write protected. |
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Table 5. Storage Archive EE 1.3.4.2
changes, released on December 2023
| Changes |
Related topics |
- Updated the HSM component version to 8.1.21.0.
- Added support for IBM Storage Scale 5.1.8.0 or
later.
- Added support for RHEL 8.8.
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Table 6. Storage Archive EE 1.3.4.1
changes, released on October 2023
| Changes |
Related topics |
| Updated the HSM component version to 8.1.20.0. |
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