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    Option to configure rsize parameter in Storage Copy Data Management for Spectrum Virtualize/Flashsystem

    Currently Storage Copy Data Management creates FlashCopy target volumes on Spectrum Virtualize/Flashsystem devices launching the following command: mkvdisk -mdiskgrp <pool_name> -iogrp <io_grp_name> -size <size> -rsize 0% -autoex...
    about 2 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Planned for future release

    Defining a logical library with only cartridge slots but without tape drives

    The evolution request on the IBM TS4300 tape library is to have the possibility of defining a logical library with only cartridge slots but without tape drives. This improvement would allow to have an active logical partition which enables cartrid...
    about 3 years ago in IBM TS4300 Tape Library 2 Planned for future release

    This applies to Spectrum CDM: Actions on multiple selected object

    If we have to hold/release several jobs we have to do it on each single job. Selecting all the jobs the only available action is "Delete", which is the most dangerous option. I think it can be very helpful for the day by day activity to enable al...
    over 2 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 2 Planned for future release

    Improved TS4300 Library Security with MFA Support

    For security reasons, it would be interesting if access to the TS4300 web management interface was controlled by MFA support (Multi Factor Authentication).
    over 1 year ago in IBM TS4300 Tape Library 1 Planned for future release

    Spectrum protect, official support for RedHat 8

    Hi. There is a need to use RedHat 8 servers. Lacking support for backups on Spectrum Protect
    over 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Planned for future release

    Lack of anomaly scanning integration with IBM Spectrum Protect Family

    Lack of anomaly scanning integration to detect, diagnose and recover clean copies from a Cyber attack with IBM Spectrum Protect Family.Lack of this functionality is a major road block to deploy/adoption an IBM supported Cyber Resiliency solution.
    almost 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 2 Planned for future release

    Spectrum Copy Data Management missing RHEL 8 support

    Currently Spectrum Copy Data Management 2.2.13 does not support Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
    over 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Planned for future release

    Copy Data Manager Support for Oracle ACFS on AIX and Linux

    Oracle's new filesystem implentation is called ACFS, taking over ASM. CDM supports virtual ACFS on Windows. Need to have support for physical filesystems on AIX and Linux supporting ACFS
    over 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 2 Planned for future release

    Faster fiber channel interfaces for LTO drives

    Recent generations of proprietary IBM tape formats (TS1160 and TS1170) support 16 Gbps, we would like to see LTO drives support this as well. 16 Gbps (or faster) Fiber Channel interfaces are necessary to get full performance from modern LTO drives...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM TS4300 Tape Library 2 Planned for future release

    CDM compatibility with RHEL8 for SAP HANA -

    One of the largest customer in ANZ for SAP HANA on Power is running HANA 2.0 over RHEL 8 and want to use Spectrum Copy Data Management (CDM) v 2.2.12 As per the current compatibility information
    over 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Planned for future release

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