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IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem

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IBM_INSTALL_fs_usage to made permanent to avoid Node issues in iBM 9500

FA utility was designed to report on the usage of /data filesystem so that you would be able to monitor for the situation you encountered on case TS017213594 related to defect SVAPAR-98497. But we noticed this not built-in and its custom utility w...
about 2 months ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Is a defect

node canister replacement fix procedure

The Run fix to replace the canister is missing a step.It doesn't run the "satask chbootdrive -replacecanister" under the covers or mention that the command needs to be run on the replacement node. The instructions are in the Knowledge Center but w...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Is a defect

SpVirt GUI: option to set the refresh period of webpages

gui : option to set the refresh period of webpages, as it is automatic now and rather short.
almost 2 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Is a defect

Migrateexts - Spectrum Virtualize documents mistake

Due to description of command migrateexts in documentation there is no mention that in case of extant migration to unmanaged disks this operation lead to fail down system with all nodes restarting to T2 recovery. This issue was solved only at 8.3....
over 4 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Is a defect

SVC and Storwize Machine Location field schould support special characters

In the GUI of the SVC / Storwize / FS systems (exception FS900) you can only use alphanumeric characters. Special characters are only possible on the command line. This should be adjusted on the GUI.
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Is a defect

FS7200 Proxy UI Test Function

FS7200 Proxy UI menu shows false information
almost 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Is a defect

SpecVirt location field doesn't allow non-alphanumeric chars

The "location" field in Spec Virt products doesn't allow for non-alphanumeric chars.
about 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Is a defect

Mouse click events on Flash based systems GUI needs some modifications.

Hi IBM Team, Minor tweaks required for user friendly access of the portal where mouse click events on GUI page needs some modification. Please find them in detail below. Details: Go to any of Flash IBM array for - https://0.0.0.0/gui#monitor-syste...
over 1 year ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Is a defect

Hung Process control

During the time of impact to the GUI we encountered an issue with generating support saves which slowed down and increased delays in recovery. If there was a method to kill the current running process used for the support save collection, it might...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Is a defect

Detecting bad network connection and perform preventive Action.

When there is a Bad Network connection there is a possibility of receiving malformed or out of sequence Commands. The Spectrum Virtualize products are reacting to this anomaly by rebooting themselves, sometimes both nodes rebooting simultaneously....
over 2 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Is a defect

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