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    make the ba-client scan a _single filesystem_ for new/changed/deleted files/dirs via parallel threads

    question: when will the ba-client be able to search through a _single filesystem_ for new/changed/deleted files/dirs via parallel threads? this feature is standard among most of ba-clients competitors and customers are asking for this frequently.
    about 1 month ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 0 Submitted

    Status Code indicating when Cloud Quota Exceeded instead of generic TCT10D=Object storage server error

    The HTTP/1.1 502 with STATUS CODE: TCT10D=Object storage server error did not provide a quick explanation when the Cloud quota was reached. It would be desirable when the Cloud Quota is reached that a message indicating the problem would be provided.
    7 days ago in IBM DS8000 0 Submitted

    Restrict Critical Actions in AOS (Assist On-Site) Even for Root Users

    Summary: Implement safeguards in AOS to prevent root users from executing high-risk actions—specifically system shutdowns and core configuration changes—without additional authorization. To perform a shutdown, two independent authorizations must b...
    3 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Needs more information

    Ability to Trigger Customized Client-Initiated Call Home via DSCLI or API

    As a DS8000 user with numerous DS8000s in our environment, we do not currently have an automated method to trigger an IBM Health Check on one or more of our DS8000 systems. Due to security concerns, we do not currently have IBM Storage Insights im...
    about 2 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Not under consideration

    Expose file ownership (UID/GID) and permissions in dsmc query backup to enable self-service restores

    We are using `mmbackup` to back up large IBM Storage Scale (GPFS) file systems that are shared by thousands of users.Our goal is to offer self-service restores using `dsmc` while ensuring that users can only restore files they have POSIX-Access to...
    about 1 month ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Submitted

    Allow longer TLS Certificates in DS8000 HMC, 2048 Bit is too less

    The Strength of Certificates was increased for all types of Certificates,and the TLS-Connection to HMC of DS8000 have to be hardened. The German BSI gives the order for minimum certificate lengh of 3072 Bit, more is allowed.Less is not allowed. So...
    13 days ago in IBM DS8000 0 Submitted

    Update DSCLI windows client with Developer Signatures for Win 11 Security

    The current DSCLI client will not install in Windows 11 environments secured with Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, as the installer is not signed by a developer certificate. After moving to Windows 11, our storage admin team (4+ admins) is unable t...
    9 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Future consideration

    DS8K - HMC must support at least 4096-bit RSA keys

    Currently DS8K only issues 2048-bit RSA keys which is not sufficient anymore.
    4 months ago in IBM DS8000 2 Planned for future release

    adjust installation scripts to work with DNF and the new path for the ln binary

    For a while now (since Red Hat 7?) DNF has been the preferred way to install and manage packages on Red Hat systems. The TSM client documents explicitly say RPM should be used. With Red Hat 10 the path to the file link command (ln) changed and DNF...
    3 months ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 3 Submitted

    Files with only ctime changes treated as unchanged by Storage Protect, creating a mismatch in mmbackup’s summary. Adding the unchanged count into Storage Protect and mmbackup’s comparison prevent “skipped files” messages.

    mmbackup builds its candidates files if there is just change in ctime. However, some files may have a modified ctime even when no metadata or data changes have actually occurred.For such files, if the IBM Storage Protect server already has the lat...
    20 days ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 0 Submitted

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