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IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM)

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add affected storage system / path for the message IWNR1963W

The message IWNR1963W is: One or more logical paths between storage systems have entered an error state or have been removed. Sometime there are micro network issue that makes the path have a punctual error. As we have several storage system in ou...
4 days ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

add option for the tgtread status

We are using CSM on open system to manage zOS LPAR. When we create replication, the option tgtread is at yes with CSM, which is not compatible with zOS. Can you add a checkbox to manage this option?
5 days ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Future consideration

Support for the recognition of cascaded FlashCopy volumes

If a target volume of an existing FlashCopy relationship is used with FCM as source volumes (Cascaded FlashCopy), the FlashCopy relationship is established, but is not displayed in the report as an existing FlashCopy relationship. Even a Verfiy wi...
10 days ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Prevent TERMINATE of practice disks if a volume is online

In a session with practice disks, can you add an option to prevent TERMINATE if at least one of the practice disks is online please ?
about 1 month ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

allow a time offset in the passticket generation

Necessary if CSM is managing across time zones
about 1 month ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

ESEsizer - Enhance error handling conditions around communication timeouts caused by network drops

It would seem that the ESEsizer tool requires network connectivity for a long duration when collecting stats from the DS8900. Unfortunately, when there are network dropouts - the whole ESEsizer session is ruined, and you need to start again - whic...
about 1 month ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Allow MONITOR role to 'view' all (or most) items and configurations in CSM

Currently the MONITOR role in CSM does not allow access to things like port pairing csv or authentication settings and even the scheduled tasks. As a result we always need an ID with ADMINISTRATIVE access. Per our firm's security standards the adm...
2 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 2 Future consideration

Introduce COPYONCE functionality for CSM Global Mirror devices, similar to that within GDPS

I am writing to submit a request for enhancement to the Copy Services Manager (CSM) software. We believe that the addition of COPYONCE functionality, similar to that within GDPS, to CSM would greatly simplify the management of Copysets. Specifical...
3 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Associate Multiple Sysplexes on different type of sessions

Allow to associate multiple sysplexes to one session to support features as Hyperswap for SAS and shared volumes. As implemented in CSM 6.3.10 for 4 sites replication enhanced sessions we would like to be able to associate multiple sysplexes to a ...
3 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Add sender email address to Alert Notifications screen

Currently the CSM GUI configuration for Alert Notifications asks for the "Reply-to-address". This is not the same as the sender address but this subtle difference is easily missed (and if noticed there is no obvious way to specify the sender addre...
4 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 3 Future consideration

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