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Need a msg issued to z/OS when the SGC backup completes either successfully or unsuccessfully so we can trap it via automation.

We run a SGC scheduled task every hour. We need to be able to get notified via z/OS automation when a SGC backup completes either successfully or unsuccessfully. More importantly we need to build automation informing us when a SGC backup has not b...
8 days ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Functionality already exists

This RFE is to request that CSM can perhaps issue the remove LSS session later in the process after soft fence in storage volumes is released

This RFE will enable development to do code change to resolve CSM issue customer encountered.
18 days ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Task import/export feature

It will be helpful to have the ability to export and import schedule tasks. This will facilitate the creation of schedules as well as the ability to copy them to different servers. Currently creating multiple, complex multi task schedule is time c...
about 1 month ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Email Title better accurate

When you receive an EMAIL from CSM notification, on the title you only have the message number. It is better if you can add to the title some information more explaindatory like the CSM source identification + Timestamp + user_variable or else. If...
2 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Log of a scheduled task in a dedicated window

When i run a scheduled task, the result is in console log. So if a problem happened and i have activity on CSM console log the failing message is difficult to find and also it is not easier to cath all actions doned by the script. It can be easier...
3 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Display actions for a scheduled task

To investigate what is done by a scheduled task, i need to modify this task. For me it should be great to have an action button to display actions for a scheduled task without tthe need to select the modify action for displaying actions. Also if i...
3 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Larger window when you modify a scheduled task

When i want to change a scheduled task, a window is opened inside the window. The new window is small and i can't see all informations concerning the task unless i have a large screen. I have to move with the mouse to read all informations or see ...
3 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Extend CSM RESTful API for zos certificate import to work with multiple CSM z/OS connections for different consistency groups

The current REST API to update a zos certificate into CSM does not allow filtering of z/OS connections if CSM has multiple z/OS connections to different consistency groups. The Swagger doc for this API does not have any parameter input or filter t...
3 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 4 Not under consideration

Run csmcli via scheduled task without external server.

I want to get CSM/DS8000 logs when CSM task failed. Problem here is that the ESSNI logs for both CSM/DS8000 fills up so quickly. We have an option in CSM task to save it which is "Create a PE package if error occurs running the task". This will sa...
4 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Better handling of Install Directory Size limitation during CSM upgrade

When CSM server is upgraded, if CSM identifies that the install library size is more than a value (in case of 6.3.14 it is 17,350MB), it just throws an error message and ends without further indication on what are the resolution possibilities. Her...
5 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration