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IBM DS8000

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Enable TCT to use a custom system symbol instead of TCTREGION

Allow a custom system symbolic to be used instead of TCTREGION for TCT preferred and backup endpoint selection. Currently, TCTREGION symbol is limiting in scope due to PROD and DR hard coded values which don't apply to every scenario (running live...
about 1 month ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

Show commands when running script with multiple CLI commands

I work with CLI more often than with GUI when provisioning and configuring DS8000. There is a possibility to run multiple CLI commands using a text file. It works well and it is super useful. It would be nice to see commands that have actually bee...
about 1 month ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

Integrate the use of RELP protocol in DS8K for syslog management

RELP is a reliable syslog events management protocol (message delivery tracking). Supporting RELP in DS8K would be an enhancement in events management systems integration.
about 2 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

Increase logical paths limit of 512 for Control Unit

We had this idea opened for z/OS and HCD (https://ibm-z-hardware-and-operating-systems.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/ZOS-I-4129), but through cases TS017155124 and TS017074516, it was suggested to open an IDEA directed to the DS8Ks. We use shared DASDs to t...
about 2 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

include space-efficient storage display in the lsextpool command

The space efficient storage is not taken in account in the lsextpool command. I recently wanted to create volume on a DS8K, the lsextpool showed me it was 77% full, but the command ended for a lack of non-ESE extent in the extpool. It took me some...
3 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

Add REST API function to LIST the current certificate installed on DS8K systems

Hello team, Our team is working with a customer to automate certificate management for certificates installed on RACF, installed on DS8K, and installed on zHMC, to facilitate this process, reduce the amount of effort and decrease the change of hav...
3 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

Get the HighWater mark of Safeguarded Copy used capacity

We would like to know the maximal used of the Safeguarded Copy capacity for a volume. This will improve the monitoring of SafeguardedCopy and will help to define a good multiplier (and be sure we can backup the full volume, in addition to regular ...
4 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

Add ACME client for DS8K HMC and DS8K Storage Manager

Most if not all companies no longer allow Self-Signed Certs on their network. Most if not all organizations are requiring 90 day, 180 day or 365 Day certificate renewals. On the DS8K this is a cumbersome task .. especially for 90 day cert renewals...
4 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

Enable DS8K range and TS7700 range to interface with Cyberark (password vault)

Currently we (Barclays) use Cyberark as a password repository. We store all our system userids (Admin/Customer) in cyberark and they are meant to be system managed i.e cyberark will change the passwords for those userids without manual interventio...
4 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

The DS8900 uses a 2048 bit RSA-encryption for the request and that doesn't suite our certification authority (3072 bit or better 4096 bit)

The DS8900 uses a 2048 bit RSA-encryption for the request and that doesn't suite our certification authority (3072 bit or better 4096 bit). Even with the 9.4 release it still seems to be a 2048 bit key and there is no possibility to change/adjust ...
4 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review