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Spectrum Protect Snapshot

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Storage Protect Snapshot sould support IBM FlashSystem MuliSite Hyperswap (MSHA / PBHA)

In Sep 2023 with Storage Virtualize Version 8.6.1 new functions was release for FlashSystem/SVC called MuliSite Hyperswap, also named as Policy-based High Availability. We need SPS to support this.
8 months ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 1 Future consideration

OPCenter server can access the internet through a HTTP proxy

IBM Ticket : TS007157717 Hello, I would like to contact you beacause I am simply looking for an answer to a question.I'm looking to implement the auto-deploy feature for a client. The OPCenter server can access the internet through a network proxy...
over 2 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 1 Future consideration

Spectrum Protect Snapshot should recognize AIX LVM mirror setup after restore

The customer operates multiple IBM Db2 databases on the AIX platform using LVM mirrored volumes.For performance reasons, specific LV to hdisk mappings are configured inside of the volume groups.Snapshot backups are created by IBM Spectrum Protect ...
almost 3 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 1 Future consideration

Spectrum Protect Snapshot PREREQ-checker silent install Mode

Besides descriping it in the mainpage the Spectrum Protect Snapshot Prereq-checker (8.1.9.0-TIV-PREREQ-AIX.bin for example) is not able to be installed in silent mode with an response file.So automated installation on systems is not possible.
about 3 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 1 Future consideration

Spectrum Protect Snapshot support for VMAX

Spectrum Protect Snapshot supports VMAX with Dell EMC Solution Enabler 8.1. Current version is 9.2. Could you update the Rocket Device Adapter Packs in order to support the new versions of Solution Enabler ? Thanks.
about 3 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 1 Future consideration

IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot for Oracle on AIX support for Oracle 19c multi-tenant databases

The request is for Spectrum Protect Snapshot support for Oracle 19c multitenant (pluggable) databases.
about 3 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 1 Future consideration

Additional memory settings for cloning target

In many cases the target of a DB Cloning operation has less system resources than the cloning source. For those cases there is already the possibility to limit the database memory of the target in the FlashCopy Manager profile.But in some cases, t...
over 3 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 1 Future consideration

Spectrum Copy Data Management to support BtrFS for file system snaps

While on a SuSE OS LPAR the file system snapshot management is working for XFS, however the protection is not available for BtrFS (by default used for SuSE OS)
over 3 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 1 Future consideration

Copy Data Management Support for IRIS 2020

Dear IBMer/Catalogic, I hope everything is well. Urgent request. US Hospital requesting IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management to support EPIC IRIS 2020 on AIX asap. WSC has EPIC IRIS 2020 up and running ready for testing. Requesting Catalogic developm...
over 3 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 1 Future consideration

SVCDTA DB2 cancel restore

When restore of DB2 is executed, there is no possibility to cancel restore and try with another one, until restore is completed in background.We use NOCOPY option for backup. FMM19183E IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot adapter for the SAN Volume Contr...
over 3 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 1 Future consideration

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