IBM System Storage Ideas Portal


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Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments

DS8000 Safeguarded Copy (SGC) offload to TS7700 VTL

DS8000 users are driving multiple Safeguarded Copy (SGC) cycles per day - and are keeping many days worth of those SGC copies on the DS8000... but many have also expressed wanting to keep 'more' copies on TS7700 VTL. For example, perhaps making a ...
2 days ago in IBM DS8000 Submitted

Device‑less FlashCopy at Volume Level

Introduce the ability to create FlashCopy backups at the volume level without requiring pre‑allocated physical target devices. This device‑less FlashCopy capability would function similarly to Safeguarded Copy, where no physical storage is consume...
2 days ago in IBM DS8000 Submitted

CSM SGC backup count reporting

Enhance CSM to provide comprehensive reporting and alerting for SGC backups, improving visibility into backup health and recoverability. This capability will help operations and support teams proactively monitor backup status and identify risks
2 days ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) Submitted

Pool‑Based Virtual Capacity Management for SGC

Eliminate volume‑level virtual capacity limits for SGC and replace them with a shared, pool‑based virtual capacity model. Instead of assigning and managing virtual capacity on a per‑volume basis, all volumes would draw capacity dynamically from a ...
2 days ago in IBM DS8000 Submitted

Add SAS Enclosure Compatibility to the FS7600 and Above

Many of our customers still require SAS HDD storage and cannot afford to go "All Flash." The lack of SAS enclosures on the large Flash Systems is becoming a technical problem that will limit our ability to sell Flash Systems to more budget conscio...
5 days ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem Submitted

Extension of the character limit for management class names

A customer operate under a policy of assigning a unique management class to each node.By including the node name in the management class name, it is possible to identify which management class corresponds to which node.Currently, management class ...
10 days ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) Submitted

IBM Storage Scale GUI emails notifications

Dear team, by a customer we have 12 IBM Storage scale subsystem 5149-F48 with 9 enclosures 5149-091, 10 5149-23E node and 1 5149-23E management node. On the management node we have installed the IBM Storage Scale GUI that have several possibility....
26 days ago in Storage Scale System Submitted

Enable/Add SSO or SAML to DS8K Authentication Options

Currently DS8Ks authenticate using local logins, LDAP, or even RACF permissions. It lacks a modern Single Sign-On (SSO) or a Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) option, specifically for Entra ID. As enterprises migrate from LDAP or require m...
11 days ago in IBM DS8000 Submitted

Add remote authentication/LDAP groups for acceptable users in dual control

Currently, DS8K dual control only works for local accounts. As an enterprise has multiple security requirements, such as centrally administered access accounts, LDAP is used to authenticate into the storage devices. However, dual control does not ...
11 days ago in IBM DS8000 Submitted

'Storage System Maintenance Information' view: show more service details in 'Earliest Service Expiration' column to get a quicker overview.

We discussed this esp in context of Expert Care Support - show 'Expert Care Basic - Active' , 'Expert Care Advanced - Active' or 'Expert Care Premium - Active' instead of just 'Expert Care - Active'. This would help clients with a large SI instanc...
14 days ago in IBM Storage Insights Submitted

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