March 16, 2007
STAR-1100 7R3 Release Announcement
General
Formula Consultants is pleased to announce that Level 7R3 of our System for Tape
Administration and Reporting (STAR-1100) is now available for limited distribution.
As a normal FCI policy, this release will be provided at no additional cost to all
STAR-1100 users with current maintenance contracts, as well as users still within
the initial warranty period.
Release Description
STAR-1100 level 7R3 is a feature and enhancement release.
New Features
STAR Virtual Tape Recognition and Processing
The STAR-1100 level 7R3 Product has been enhanced to recognize three (3) different
virtual tape solutions. The three virtual solutions are: Unisys Virtual Tape Handler
(VTH), StorageTek Virtual Storage Manager (VSM) and Bus-Tech Mainframe Appliance
for Storage (MAS). The STAR scratch process has been updated to identify and perform
the correct scratch processing for each of these solutions.
STAR Conversion Utilities
The STAR-1100 level 7R3 product now includes conversion utilities to help sites
convert from TMS-2200 to STAR-1100. These utilities are optionally installed.
Installation of STAR-1100 Interfaces
The STAR-1100 level 7R3 product now installs some of the required relocatables and
objects into the secondary installation file (SYS$LIB$*STAR-2). These can be used
by other products, such as Biller-1100.
New Physical Media Recognition and Reporting
All programs and processors have been updated to recognize and report the different
cartridge media types HIS9840C, HIS9940B, LTO1, LTO2, LTO3, LTO4 and DVDTP. The
newer media types will be reported with DENCOD values of CC, CB, L1, L2, L3, L4
and DV respectively.
New Virtual Media Recognition and Reporting
All programs and processors have been updated to recognize and report the different
virtual media types for the Unisys Virtual Tape Handler, StorageTek Virtual Storage
Manager and the Bus-Tech Mainframe Appliance for Storage. The new virtual media
types will be reported with DENCOD values of VT, VV and VM respectively.
Full Release Announcement
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Support
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Contact Information
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