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IBM DS8000

Add a screen to the HMC that shows disk encryption and what encryption algorithm is in use.

For Audit compliance we need a screen on the DS8K HMC that shows disk encryption is enabled and what algorithm is in use (i.e. AES-256).
about 2 months ago in IBM DS8000 Planned for future release

DS8K - HMC must support at least 4096-bit RSA keys

Currently DS8K only issues 2048-bit RSA keys which is not sufficient anymore.
9 months ago in IBM DS8000 Planned for future release

Safe Guarded Copy - Enhance the Product to Allow SGC to Reduce or Increase Multipliers as Data on Volumes Increases or Decreases.

The amount of data on our volumes can fluctuate up or down daily. A multiplier of three on a volume may be sufficient one day but be too small the next day, resulting in a failed backup. We then must increase the multiplier on that volume to preve...
over 2 years ago in IBM DS8000 Planned for future release

Enable multiple local user accounts alongside LDAP authentication on DS8000 (hybrid model)

Currently, DS8000 only allows a single local Administrator account as a fallback on LDAP. While this is useful for recovery, it is not sufficient for real production use. In practice, customers rely on several technical and service accounts to ope...
about 2 months ago in IBM DS8000 Planned for future release

DS8900 ability to run advanced call home for SI on HMC

Customer is retiring older windows VM machines that run the SI data collector. They would like the ability to have advanced call home for SI on these systems so that they don't have to standup dedicated systems just to run a data collector for sys...
3 months ago in IBM DS8000 Planned for future release

cipher suites with DS8A050

Customer FINANZ_INFORMATIK has to undergo an official PCI DSS Compliance audit and needs an answer to questions, as listed below, for the following IBM DS8A50 systems: IBM DS8A50 78NWM50 (H20) ? IPs: 17.247.12.107 / 17.247.12.108IBM DS8A50 78NWV70...
2 months ago in IBM DS8000 Planned for future release

LDAP information included in storage summary report

In the current output for the DS8000 storage summary report, there are a lot of configuration items included with it. Noticeably absent is the inclusion of LDAP information including whether LDAP is enabled, which server is being used, and whether...
2 months ago in IBM DS8000 Planned for future release

DS8K - Dual Control for operational activities

Add Dual Control function to any operational activities on the DS8K HMC to increase resilience and protect from insider attacks
about 1 year ago in IBM DS8000 Planned for future release

Data At Rest customized certificate : CN should be customizable

When you want to implement Data At Rest on DS8xxx with key servers, you can use a customized certificate. The CN field value must be the storage facility image (SFI) ID for the storage system. For example, CN=2107-75NR699. This is mandatory, and i...
almost 3 years ago in IBM DS8000 Planned for future release

Retain a backup of Copy Services Manager installer file, when CSM was upgraded via DS CLI installsoftware process

During DS8000 HMC reload or upgrade, CSM is back-leveled if the Customer had previously upgraded to a higher level, using the installsoftware process. The installsoftware process removes the CSM installer file upon successful completion, making it...
over 3 years ago in IBM DS8000 Planned for future release

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