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Storage Defender Data Resiliency Service (DRS)

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Disable attempts to cleanup IBM Flash array snapshots after Devender SAN backup/restore

When the current version of Defender runs a backup or recovery operation for a SAN source, a snapshot will be created of the configured storage, the backup/recovery operation completed and then a cleanup of the snapshot is attempted. Normally this...
14 days ago in Storage Defender Data Resiliency Service (DRS) 0 Submitted

Offline/manual install of Defeder Sensors in VMs

Defender Sensors are currently only installable from the DRS UI. Installation/upgrade from DRS require network connectivity and FW openings from the on-premises Connection Manager(s) directly or through a Defender Sensor Control node to the VM(s) ...
28 days ago in Storage Defender Data Resiliency Service (DRS) 0 Future consideration

Enable Password Expiry Visibility in Storage Defender

Storage Defender currently lacks a feature to display or monitor password expiry dates for user accounts. This limitation affects all account types, including both individual user accounts and functional accounts used for automation and integratio...
2 months ago in Storage Defender Data Resiliency Service (DRS) 0 Under review

Integration between Defender DRS and IBM Concert

There is more and more focus on security, there is a need to automatic information gathering for everything that is helpful to manage CVE and Security Certificate (SSL/TLS) . DRS is being connected to different Data sources, from infrastucture com...
4 months ago in Storage Defender Data Resiliency Service (DRS) 1 Future consideration

Threat Detection Sensor OpenShift

IBM FlashSystem has RTD based on FCM4, Defender uses Sensor (in file-system) to detect threats. We should have similar functions in containerized Envirnments (Openshift) to detect and report an early attack
5 months ago in Storage Defender Data Resiliency Service (DRS) 1 Future consideration

Sentinel Integration into Defender

IBM Storage Sentinel must be functionally integrated with IBM Storage Defender, specifically with the Data Resiliency Service (DRS). This integration should allow Sentinel's ransomware detection results to be consumed directly by DRS, enabling aut...
5 months ago in Storage Defender Data Resiliency Service (DRS) 1 Future consideration

DRS to provide ServiceNow plugin

Customer is a very big consumer of ServiceNow for compliance and self-service requirements. They plan to implement it for Defender Data Protect. As part of the overall Defender cyberresiliency and security requirements, they also want DRS to provi...
6 months ago in Storage Defender Data Resiliency Service (DRS) 1 Future consideration

Integrate GKLM into Defender for Key Management/Monitoring

Integrate IBM Storage Defender with IBM Global Key Lifecycle Management (GKLM) to enhance key management and monitoring capabilities. Objectives: Enable Storage Defender’s Disaster Recovery Service (DRS) to recognize and interface with GKLM server...
6 months ago in Storage Defender Data Resiliency Service (DRS) 2 Under review

IBM Storage Defender Data Protect support for Oracle oVirt

Oracle oVirt (bought by Oracle from Red Hat). Per the documentation, oVirt (Red Hat) was supported until version 6.1.8. Now oVirt is part of the new Oracle, but not yet officially supported by Data Protect.
8 months ago in Storage Defender Data Resiliency Service (DRS) 1 Planned for future release

Launch Defender Licensing calculator service to enable self-service license planning

There's a need to launch a Defender Licensing calculator service within the platform to increase transparency and enable self-service for Defender customers The information and platform is already available within IBM and IBM Ecosystem organizatio...
8 months ago in Storage Defender Data Resiliency Service (DRS) 1 Future consideration

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