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Search results: Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client)

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multiple backup sessions per FS

It would be interesting to be able to backup a single big FS with multiple backup sessions without the need to define VirtualMountpoints ( besides virtualmountpoints is not available on windows ).If the DSMC could automatically scan the directory ...
about 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 7 Not under consideration

Webclient for 7.1.8 and 8.1.2

please know that in the Healthcare and Hospital environment, the Web Client is very highly used, and extremely important. Your statement that the Web client is not needed because the BA client GUI is available and can be used. However, you fail to...
over 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 3 Not under consideration

Include text field in TSM client GUI to type path

In PMR 70622,100,838 we had the problem that using webclient to restore a group of files having selected PIT option before is not possible because an intermediate subdirectory had not an active version on that date. Here is an example: If there wa...
almost 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

TSM Scratch volume selection for SCSI type libraries

1. When a tape is checked out, then checked back in, the mount count should not be reset. The count should only be set to zero when a new tape is labeled into the library or forced to zero by options. 2. Add an option to the check in command to fo...
about 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

Display restore/ retreive size prior to performing action.

Be able to find the amount of data that is to be restored given the current selection in the GUI/web client.Using the cli you can run a q backup <filspec> -subdir=yes -querysummary To get a total file count, size, est number of tapes etcThis...
about 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

Improve interface for includes and excludes in the TSM client

Includes and excludes are difficult to configure for novice users (even for some experienced admins). I believe we could get much better adoption of TSM in our environment if there was a config wizard that would build the include/exclude files. A ...
about 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Not under consideration

Flag to not provide tivoli header messages with select statements.

A possible flag to be included on dsmadmc to NOT respond with the tivoli header messages about the server/client release information.
over 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

TSM Scratch volume selection for SCSI type libraries

1. When a tape is checked out, then checked back in, the mount count should not be reset. The count should only be set to zero when a new tape is labeled into the library or forced to zero by options. 2. Add an option to the check in command to fo...
almost 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

Display restore/ retreive size prior to performing action.

Be able to find the amount of data that is to be restored given the current selection in the GUI/web client.Using the cli you can run a q backup <filspec> -subdir=yes -querysummary To get a total file count, size, est number of tapes etcThis...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

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