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IBM System Storage Ideas Portal


This portal is to open public enhancement requests against IBM System Storage products. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


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Welcome to the IBM Ideas Portal (https://www.ibm.com/ideas) - Use this site to find out additional information and details about the IBM Ideas process and statuses.

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Provide host attachment support for Proxmox VE using NVMe-oF/FC and NVMe/TCP in PBHA environment

Proxmox VE is an emerging hypervisor in the DACH market. Currently, storage attachment for Proxmox VE hosts is only possible via FC/SCSI and iSCSI, whereas NVMe/TCP is already supported for VMware when using PBHA. NVMe-oF/FC and NVMe/TCP deliver s...
1 day ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Submitted

Client request to add support for host Linux Kernel Ubuntu 24.04 (or later) OS using the NVMe/TCP (IP) IO protocol on FSx600 systems

For FSx600 systems configured with ALB7 100/40 GbE 2-port Adapter Cards for NVMe/TCP (IP) connectivity, ISSC offers RHEL, SUSe and Vsphere ESXi host support. Client is requesting support for Ubuntu 24.04 (or later) host Linux Kernel. Currently, th...
3 days ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Submitted

Using DS8k to Enable Z System Active-Active in Multiple data centers

Currently, Z System platform has only one source of valid data to applications providing additional mechanisms sync/async of data replication to comply with HA and DR requirements. HyperSwap and remote copies enhance the chances to have the latest...
1 day ago in IBM DS8000 1 Submitted

Enhanced Security and Usability for Trace Files

We would like to propose the following two enhancements for trace files generated by IBM Storage Protect. 1. Option to Exclude File Names from Trace Files The names of files being backed up may contain information from which confidential or privac...
9 days ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Submitted

official hypervisor support Vates / XCP-NG

Dear IBM Support, We are a Belgian CSP who uses IBM Flash System Storage & IBM SVC3. We have different models SVC and Flash Systems with host connection type fibre channel. Flash System FS5200 Flash System FS7300 Flash System FS7600 SVC-V3 SVC...
8 days ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 3 Submitted

Enable LLDP on IBM FlashSystem Ethernet ports to advertise port details to connected network switches

Please add support for Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) on IBM FlashSystem Ethernet interfaces so connected network switches can automatically discover and identify storage ports. Requested functionality Advertise system name, system descripti...
7 days ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Submitted

Native OpenTelemetry (OTel) Metrics, Logs and Traces Support for IBM Storage Protect

Request native OpenTelemetry support in IBM Storage Protect Server to export metrics, logs, and traces, where applicable, via configurable OTLP endpoints to a customer-managed OpenTelemetry Collector. Prioritize backup and restore success rates, d...
about 14 hours ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Submitted

Native OpenTelemetry (OTel) Metrics, Logs and Traces Support for IBM Storage Control

Request native OpenTelemetry support in IBM Spectrum Control to export telemetry via configurable OTLP endpoints to a customer-managed OpenTelemetry Collector, without requiring IBM Storage Insights or cloud connectivity. Prioritize storage perfor...
about 15 hours ago in IBM Spectrum Control 0 Submitted

Spectrum controller - 'SELinux status' setting in 'sestatus' (running configuration)

Our internal Infrastructure Vulnerability Remediation team is requesting that SELinux be changed from the current disabled state to enabled/enforcing as part of our security compliance requirements. Given the increasing security and compliance exp...
1 day ago in IBM Spectrum Control 0 Submitted

Oracle AIX Agent compatibility

Official documentation indicates that the Oracle AIX Agent lacks several critical features compared to the Linux version—specifically Instant Restore, CDB/PDB support, Archive Log Restore, TDE support, and dedicated VLAN selection.
2 days ago in Defender Data Protect/Replica 0 Submitted