IBM System Storage Ideas Portal


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IBM DS8000

    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 ...
    3 days ago in IBM DS8000 7 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...
    3 days ago in IBM DS8000 0 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 ...
    3 days ago in IBM DS8000 0 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...
    12 days ago in IBM DS8000 0 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 ...
    12 days ago in IBM DS8000 0 Submitted

    Custom Certificates for DSCLI

    For many years our DS8000 environment has been getting internally flagged as being a security risk. This is because it's seeing the certificate presented on ports 1751/1756 as self signed by IBM. This idea would be to add the ability to replace th...
    5 days ago in IBM DS8000 0 Submitted

    Safeguarded Copy: User defined Virtual Capacity target with automated or command driven multiplier adjustment

    Idea: Provide a user configurable virtual capacity used target for all volumes in a copy set (for example, 50%, 55%, or 60%). It would be optimal if the DS8K could automatically adjust the multiplier, UP or DOWN, for any volume that does not curre...
    11 days ago in IBM DS8000 0 Submitted

    Restrict Critical Actions in AOS (Assist On-Site) Even for Root Users

    Summary: Implement safeguards in AOS to prevent root users from executing high-risk actions—specifically system shutdowns and core configuration changes—without additional authorization. To perform a shutdown, two independent authorizations must b...
    4 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Needs more information

    Improve DS8 Communications Certificate Renewal Process

    The current Communication Certificate renewal process is lengthy and cumbersome, and as the industry is moving over the next few years to require rotating certificates every 47 days vs just once a year, improving existing workflows as much as poss...
    25 days ago in IBM DS8000 0 Future consideration

    Ability to Trigger Customized Client-Initiated Call Home via DSCLI or API

    As a DS8000 user with numerous DS8000s in our environment, we do not currently have an automated method to trigger an IBM Health Check on one or more of our DS8000 systems. Due to security concerns, we do not currently have IBM Storage Insights im...
    3 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Not under consideration

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