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TSM FastBack

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TSM Fastback Server has extremely slow read operations from disk

TSM Fastback Server has extremely slow read operations from disk:- all restore operations with both methods, Fastback Mount and Fastback BMR,- DR to TSM and- long term proxy backups to TSM.The speed of restore does not exceed 10Mbit/s (aggregate) ...
almost 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / TSM FastBack 2 Not under consideration

Request simple and easy network distribution of FixPack as like as Windows update.

Request simple and easy network distribution of FixPack as like as ARCserve which do it automatically. Also using the DR transfer function, requires upgrade of the transfer source after upgrading the destination. That's really bothersome and need ...
almost 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / TSM FastBack 2 Not under consideration

Avoid OS reboot by the time of applying a fix/FP.

Each time applying a fix/FOR, it will require reboot OS. It has to be applied those fix without reboot as other product such as ARCserve and some other products.
almost 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / TSM FastBack 2 Not under consideration

Want to have a setting or configuration to control the upper limit of the memory usage for the FastBack Server.

Want to have a setting or configuration to control the upper limit of the memory usage for the FastBack Server.
almost 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / TSM FastBack 2 Not under consideration

Request functional enhancement of showing alert and operating status of FastBack.

Customers desire fastBack to show its DR progress , retry situation, failure notification, and other error notification in timely and appropriate manner.
almost 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / TSM FastBack 2 Not under consideration

Requesting built-in file transfer module (ie:FTP) with FastBack product package.

Requesting bundle FTP ( whatever file transfer function) with FastBack product package.
almost 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / TSM FastBack 2 Not under consideration

Request improvement of diagnosis and logging function.

Request improve of diagnosis and logging function is desired for FastBack user who are typical Fastback customers such as small and medium enterprise.They have limited resources to manage system, and can't challenge problem reproduction again and ...
almost 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / TSM FastBack 2 Not under consideration

Fastback enhanced scheduling

Update Fastback scheduling to allow enhanced scheduling in line with other TSM products.
about 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / TSM FastBack 2 Not under consideration

Fastback Windows cluster support

Retain changed block mapping after the failover of volumes from one cluster node to the next so that Delta block incrementals are not required. Windows servers are patched and rebooted EVERY month. With a cluster Windows provides a way to eliminat...
about 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / TSM FastBack 4 Not under consideration

Fastback suite Enhancements

Continue development of Fastback into a 64-bit architecture.
about 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / TSM FastBack 3 Not under consideration