What's new in Version 7.8.0

The following table describes new technical changes and important information updates for the system.

Version 7, Release 8.0

Table 1. Updates for IBM Spectrum Virtualize version 7.8.0
Function Description
Encryption updates, including key servers

Encryption
Planning for encryption
Encryption enablement
Enabling encryption with key servers
Certificates that are used for encryption key servers
Rekeying an encryption-enabled system using a USB flash drive
Rekeying an encryption-enabled system using a key server
Disabling encryption
Running system recovery using the service assistant
Restoring the system configuration

Transparent cloud tiering

Configuring transparent cloud tiering
Transparent cloud tiering maximum limitations and configuration
Creating a DNS server to establish a connection to a cloud account
Supported cloud service providers
Enabling a cloud connection to IBM SoftLayer
Enabling a cloud connection to OpenStack Swift
Enabling a cloud connection to Amazon S3
Creating cloud snapshots

Managing cloud volumes
Creating cloud snapshots
Restoring cloud snapshots
Deleting a version of a cloud snapshotCreating volume groups
Managing cloud accounts
Changing settings on a cloud account
Changing settings for IBM SoftLayer account
Changing settings for OpenStack Swift account
Changing settings for Amazon S3 account
Testing a cloud account
Removing a cloud account
Enabling cloud snapshots on volumes
Disabling cloud snapshots for a volume
Planning for transparent cloud tiering

Support for tier 1 flash drives

Drives
Easy Tier function

New commands for 780
New commands for administering key server authentication:

chkeyserver
chkeyserverisklm
lskeyserverisklm
lskeyserver
mkkeyserver
testkeyserver

New commands for working with DNS servers:

chdnsserver
host
lsdnsserver
mkdnsserver
rmdnsserver
traceroute