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IBM DS8000

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    DS8A00 DSCLI: allow -compressionThreshold values of 14% and below (Alerting required for usage values of 86% and above)

    Why is this useful? Alerting for more critical usage values (usage above 85%) is important to be informed about high usage situation Who would benefit from it? every user of DS8A00 with FCM4. How should it work? Allow any percentage value for - co...
    21 days ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

    API Enhancement for GET /v1/pools

    The API queries for GET /v1/pools GET /v1/pools/{pool_id} We need to be able to see encryption status of the pool through the API query. it's very helpful if the queries were modified after the DSCLI command lsextpool -l.
    about 1 month ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

    Enhance RestAPI to allow for control of AOS

    AOS is a mission critical remote support tool. Activation of AOS creates a threat vector therefore it should only ever be activated as needed and closed when support if fulfilled. Given the need for support could occur anytime, and the staff avail...
    about 1 month ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

    Improved method for applying the company self signed certificate as well as annually updating for governance purposes

    Customer has been trying to apply a company signed certificate but currently has to go through the process twice to properly apply the signed certificate. This process must also include the ability to easily update the certificate for governance p...
    3 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

    LDAP Direct Authentication - Multiple placeholders strings for Direct Auth

    LDAP/AD environments are sometimes complicated and users can exist in multiple OUs and Domains. To remove the necessity for an LDAP bind ID we would need to have the ability to search the LDAP forest or allow for multiple placeholder strings. Plea...
    5 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

    The different pokes for DS8K subsystems should be documented

    In DS8K there exist different pokes - which is internal settings that change the default Microcode behavior. A poke is typically set by a DS8K SME based on a case. But as it could help solve problems for you, you need to know that the poke exists....
    5 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

    Perform Remote Pair FlashCopy on *all* Metro Mirror pairs in a parallel PPRC setup

    We have four site replication where the primary devices have two targets (Parallel Metro Mirror). Currently Remote Pair FlashCopy (pmir) is only able to be enabled on one leg. When HyperSwap is enabled on the leg without pmir enabled, a FlashCopy ...
    5 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

    Global Mirror RPO Alerting from DS8000

    Clients running Global Mirror replication are always concerned about the state of their replication - mainly through the RPO metric. Currently, there is no direct RPO reporting that is handled by the DS8000 system itself. For clients not using man...
    5 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

    Develop or update API to show compression information in GEN10 for pools and devices

    This information will help to monitor the growth of the data in the DS8K. It's actually availlable in DSCLI but not in API.
    6 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

    Update DSCLI windows client with Developer Signatures for Win 11 Security

    The current DSCLI client will not install in Windows 11 environments secured with Microsoft Defender SmartScreen, as the installer is not signed by a developer certificate. After moving to Windows 11, our storage admin team (4+ admins) is unable t...
    6 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

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