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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    GUI - Copy Services (Mirroring View: Volumes grouped by Session)

    On DS8880 and prior, the Storage Manager GUI provided a view on source system under Copy Services > Mirroring that grouped Volumes by GM Session. Starting on the DS8900 series the same view simply lists all Volumes (which is not overly helpful ...
    3 days ago in IBM DS8000 0 Submitted

    Support for concurrent uCode update on DS8000 FCP-attached SCSI disks for 21CS VSEn customers

    Currently, based on very old experiences with IBM z/VSE and DS8000 uCode upgrades, on the Customer "Must-Read" Information for DS8000 Code Updates https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6585326 for example IBM DS8900F Microcode Customer Informatio...
    2 days ago in IBM DS8000 0 Submitted

    Support for concurrent uCode update on DS8000 ECKD for 21CS VSEn customers

    Currently, based on very old experiences with IBM z/VSE and DS8000 uCode upgrades, on the Customer "Must-Read" Information for DS8000 Code Updates Customer "Must-Read" Information for DS8000 Code Updates for example IBM DS8900F Microcode Customer ...
    2 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...
    6 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

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

    Currently DS8K only issues 2048-bit RSA keys which is not sufficient anymore.
    about 1 month ago in IBM DS8000 0 Planned for future release

    Standardize certificate management on DS8 device

    The DS8 currently uses two different methods to manage digital certificates: 1. https server certificate (CSR generated and import of signed cert) 2. Syslog secure forwarding certificate (import of private key and certificate components generated ...
    8 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Future consideration

    Improved method for applying the company self signed certificate as well as annually updating for governance purposes

    Customer has been trying to apply a company signed certificate but currently has to go through the process twice to properly apply the signed certificate. This process must also include the ability to easily update the certificate for governance p...
    3 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

    Enhance RestAPI to allow for control of AOS

    AOS is a mission critical remote support tool. Activation of AOS creates a threat vector therefore it should only ever be activated as needed and closed when support if fulfilled. Given the need for support could occur anytime, and the staff avail...
    about 1 month ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

    Safe Guarded Copy - Enhance the Product to Allow SGC to Reduce or Increase Multipliers as Data on Volumes Increases or Decreases.

    The amount of data on our volumes can fluctuate up or down daily. A multiplier of three on a volume may be sufficient one day but be too small the next day, resulting in a failed backup. We then must increase the multiplier on that volume to preve...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM DS8000 2 Planned for future release

    Support for Hyperswap - Linux on Z.

    Hello Development and Product management teams. I would like to suggest an enhancement to the DS8000 related to the high availability solution, Hyperswap. We are seeing an increasing number of customers adopting Linux on Z, and one of these custom...
    8 months ago in IBM DS8000 1 Under review

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