1. Release Notes
  2. Product Guidelines and Installation Requirements
  3. Product Highlights

Product Highlights

This section highlights key features introduced in ELS 7.2 for MSP.

Note:

For a complete list of ELS 7.2 features, refer to the publication Introducing ELS 7.2. ELS 7.0 and 7.1 Software Product Enhancements (SPEs) are included as base features in ELS 7.2

Key features include:

CDSCREat Utility Command

The new CDSCREat utility command uses a small set of parameters to define the CDS for a tapeless configuration. A tapeless configuration may include VLE hardware but may not include any defined ACSs or real tape drives.

Refer to the ELS Command, Control Statement, and Utility Reference for more information.

SLUCONDB Utility

The SLUCONDB utility supports a new keyword format used to specify the input parameter to the utility. Note that the existing positional format is still supported.

This keyword format includes the GRACE parameter, which allows you to specify a grace period (in hours) for scratch eligibility. A volume accessed after the start of the SLUCONDB run, minus the grace period, is not eligible for scratch.

Refer to the ELS Command, Control Statement, and Utility Reference for more information.

SMC MONitor LOWscratch Command

The SMC MONitor LOWscratch parameter default is changed from 60 to OFF, specifying that SMC does not perform scratch threshold checking.

Refer to the ELS Command, Control Statement, and Utility Reference for more information.

MEDVERfy Utility Command

The new MEDVERfy utility command performs a Media Verification (MV) by verifying that VTV data can be read on MVCs or VMVCs.

Additionally:
  • Display ACTive output may include the MEDVERfy field
  • Display MVC output may include the LAST VERIFIED field

Refer to the ELS Command, Control Statement, and Utility Reference for more information.

CLean and MNTD Commands

The CLean command includes the IMMED parameter, used to specify that an immediate clean of the device is to be preformed if the drive is idle.

Expanded MNTD Autocln parameter ON value.

Refer to the ELS Command, Control Statement, and Utility Reference for more information.

SMC POLicy Command

Updated SMC POLicy command parameter descriptions to match help text output.

Refer to the ELS Command, Control Statement, and Utility Reference for more information.

SMC MOUNTDef SWAPLIMIT and SWAPREUSE Commands

  • SWAPLIMIT issues message SMC0233 and responds no to the IGF5090 message.
  • SWAPREUSE issues message SMC0108 and if SWAPAUTOREPLY is ON, replies no to messages IGF500D or IGF509D.

Refer to the ELS Command, Control Statement, and Utility Reference for more information.

CONFIg RTD Command

The CONFIg RTD command is now known as the CONFIg RTDpath command, used to define a data path from the VTSS to either a VLE or an RTD connected to the VTSS.

Refer to the ELS Command, Control Statement, and Utility Reference for more information.

MVCDRain Command

Revised MVCDRain EJECT parameter to include VMCs (virtual MVCs).

Refer to the ELS Command, Control Statement, and Utility Reference for more information.

VTVRPt Command

The VTVRPt command includes the SINCE parameter, used to specify a time in minutes. Only VTVs that have been accessed within the specified time are processed.

Refer to the ELS Command, Control Statement, and Utility Reference for more information.

DELETSCR and LOGUTIL Commands

Updated subsystem requirements for these commands.

Refer to the ELS Command, Control Statement, and Utility Reference for more information.

SET VOLPARM to Disable POOLPARM/VOLPARM Statement

Added information about using SET VOLPARM to disable POOLPARM/VOLPARM statements.

Refer to the ELS Command, Control Statement, and Utility Reference for more information.

Display SMC Command

The new Display SMC command is used to display SMC status, including start time, release, and host information.

Refer to the ELS Command, Control Statement, and Utility Reference for more information.

Display Policy Command

The new Display Policy command is used to displays all policy information. Additional parameters allow you to limit which policies are listed, and how much detail is displayed.

Refer to the ELS Command, Control Statement, and Utility Reference for more information.

Display SERVer Command

The new Display SERVer command is used display status information for TapePlex server paths.

Refer to the ELS Command, Control Statement, and Utility Reference for more information.

Display STORMNGR Command

The new Display STORMNGR command is used to list VLE information.

Refer to the ELS Command, Control Statement, and Utility Reference for more information.

Display TAPEPlex Command

The new Display TAPEPlex command is used to lists TapePlex information.

Refer to the ELS Command, Control Statement, and Utility Reference for more information.

SDD Utility Command

Added support for Remote UUI Input and Output using the SDD utility command with the SMCUUUI utility.

Refer to the ELS Command, Control Statement, and Utility Reference for more information.

POLicy, SERVer, STORMNGR, and TAPEPlex Commands

The NAME keyword is no longer required for the POLicy, SERVer, STORMNGR, and TAPEPlex commands. The name is now a positional parameter.

Refer to the ELS Command, Control Statement, and Utility Reference for more information.

Removal of Obsolete SMC Commands and Parameters

  • The Library command is replaced by TAPEPlex commands in the SMC start procedure. In addition, the SERVer command no longer accepts the library keyword as a synonym for TapePlex.
  • The ALLOCDef command VTVMAXvol parameter is removed. Instead, use the POLICY parameter IDAXVOLCNT. Refer to Configuring and Managing SMC for more information about selecting IDAX policies.
  • The MSGDef command LOWscratch parameter is removed. You can specify this parameter on the IDAX command.
  • The RESYNChronize command RESTART parameter is removed. The MONITOR command PREFPRIMARY parameter controls whether a RESYNC switches back to a server defined earlier in the server list.
  • The SMSDef command MOD parameter is removed. You can specify this parameter on the IDAX command.
  • The TCPip command MONitor and PREFprimary parameters are removed.
  • The MONitor command controls all monitoring functions.

Refer to the ELS Command, Control Statement, and Utility Reference for more information.

Removal of Obsolete HSC CDS Journaling Support

Removal of obsolete HSC CDS journaling support from the following commands and utilities:
  • BACKup
  • Display CDS
  • OFFLoad
  • Set TCHNIQE
  • SLICREAT

Refer to the ELS Command, Control Statement, and Utility Reference for more information.

Drive Exclusion Table

Added tertiary sources to the drive exclusion table for Pre-req 3 and Level 3.

Refer to Configuring and Managing SMC for more information.