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IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM)

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Enhanced Resiliency when CSM has multiple connections to a DS8000

It is possible to connect CSM to a specific DS8000 via multiple simultaneous methods. For instance, connections can be created through both DS8000 HMCs and through z/OS connectivity at the same time. In the case that a query or eligible command fa...
8 days ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Pause SGC Backups per a Defined Schedule

This idea builds upon CSM-I-204. Beyond the basic capability for CSM temporarily pause SGC Backups, if CSM could accept an input file that contained a schedule of the year's holidays (and weekends) for which the client wants to pause SGC processin...
8 days ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Temporarily Pause SGC Backup Schedule

Clients taking SGC backups on a regular basis, especially those using a frequent interval, may want to temporarily pause those SGC backups during periods of low activity. For instance, a bank taking SGC backups numerous times per day may want to n...
8 days ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

RPO Error Alerts on Cascaded GM leg for 4 Site Replication Enhanced Session

Currently, the RPO threshold alerts are suppressed by CSM on the Cascaded GM leg. We would like the Error level to be externalized even when the GM leg is a cascaded leg. In the case where this leg is being used for SGC, the CSM backups will not b...
9 days ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Add option Session expiration time

In addition to this delivered option for idle session logout https://ibm-sys-storage.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/CSM-I-123 Security requirements are asking for a an absolute logout. A user is logged in, but can stay logged in indefinitely if not idle. The...
about 1 month ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 2 Not under consideration

Add a SYSLOG option for console logs

In addition to having the option to view the console logs in the user interface add an option to offload to a syslog server similar to hardware platforms (DS8, VTS, etc).
about 2 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 2 Future consideration

Query for bitmap increment status

During a configuration change from H3->H1->H2 to H1->H2->H3, running the start H1->H2->H3 command may result in an unexpected full copy from H2 to H3 instead of a quick resync (for example, when z/OS systems were down after rolli...
2 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 2 Submitted

Add "StartGC to Site 3" command for GM Either Direction with Site 3 Global Copy session

CSM knows which site is currently the GM Target site. It would be extremely convenient if there was a generic Start GC command that started the appropriate GC replication leg (H1->H3 or H2->H3) from the GM Target site to the Bunker site with...
3 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Free space on Flash Copy target devices after a Terminate command

A FC no-copy relation only copies data if the source has been changed (new data has been written). If the primary device has been fully updated all tracks have been copied to the target device and thoses devices are no more in a FC relationship. W...
3 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Dscli output file in code page IBM-1047 when running in z/OS environment

I use dscli from Z/OS system and using Java batch procédure. When i execute the following commands : offloadfile -perfdata /tmp offloadfile -fcdata /tmp the resulting file is in code page iso8859-1 and not ibm-1047. So to interpret the file file i...
3 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Not under consideration

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