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IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem

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Tuning off Alert definition : remove 2017

Hi, From SVC 8.6.1.0 and 8.7.0.0 an new Alerte is noticed in Events Log : "2017 - One or more configured hosts are offline" So users receive by mail each time a 'host' become OFFLINE. We are using 'Flash Copy' every day so we are starting ang stop...
about 2 months ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 7 Submitted

Check update recommendations against the configuration of the system before notifying the user

Today the GUI for a FlashSystem/SVC will notify a user of a new code release of Storage Virtualize, but it does not take the specific configuration of the machine into consideration. Before you actually do an upgrade, the tool called CCU checker i...
18 days ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Submitted

Policybased replication with high availability must support hosts that has luns in multiple partitions.

In a virtual environment, esx hosts can have luns presented from multiple sources based upon needs. Some luns are single site, and other are dual site. With current version (8.7), one host/region can only have one type of storage (single site or r...
about 1 month ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Submitted

Syslog messages forwarded to a syslog server have to be encrypted by TLS protocol

in our data centers syslog messages have to be encrypted. we got an open risk because SVC and Flashsystems send syslog messages unencrypted to the syslog server.
about 1 month ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Submitted

Relaxing IP quorums placement dependency on the Ethernet ports where the service IP address assigned.

Currently, IP quorums for HyperSwap as well as Policy-Based HA configurations need to be connected to the systems' Ethernet port where the service IP address being assigned. This current design of placing IP quorums prohibits from having a secure ...
about 2 months ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Submitted

Add IP port utilization to Storage Insights

Currently we can only monitor FC port utilization using SI so we're completely blind when it comes to ISCSI port utilization and need to contact our network team to monitor usage which delays incident resolution. It would be great to be able to mo...
2 months ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Submitted

Define object limits per user

Hi In case we are creating partitions on the Storage, and now for example OCP env using CSI driver , customer is now define user and script to create volumes/snapshots.If there is human error - the script can run in a loop - cause the system to re...
18 days ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Submitted

Idea for Flash Grid Promote (with only one flash system)

As in previous versions, please bring back the "in this same controller housing" feature that was available when setting up partnership, as it allows practice and demonstration of PBR settings in a single controller housing, which is useful for pr...
about 2 months ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Submitted

Easier Flashsystem configuration Export/Import

A customer requirement is that if a situation arises where a failed storage device is to be replaced, the original storage controller configuration can be easily and immediately imported as a new storage controller configuration. We would like to...
about 2 months ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Submitted

Powering a node on remotely

Sometimes we need to power off a node for testing purposes and we have no option to power the same node on after we are done with the testing..
24 days ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Submitted