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IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem

Request native LUKS2/dm-cryptv encryption for persistent volumes in the IBM Block CSI Driver, along with guidance on SAN data-in-transit encryption, to help meet SecNumCloud requirements.

Add native support for encrypting persistent volumes at the worker-node level using LUKS2/dm-crypt, directly integrated into the IBM Block CSI Driver.This feature is required for OpenShift platforms targeting SecNumCloud compliance, where encrypti...
about 3 hours ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem Submitted

Possibility to exclude some volume from volume protection

We want to activate volume protection on our FS9500 but if we do this we have an issue on thin-clone refresh besause the clone has been used during the period.
4 days ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem Submitted

Property for direct connected servers

Problem Statement: Customers using IBM i systems are one example of environments where direct Fibre Channel (FC) connections are deployed. When such a server reboots, the FC connection is temporarily lost. In a SAN fabric environment, this is a no...
10 days ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem Submitted

Support for Microsoft Entra ID Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Many enterprise customers have standardized on Microsoft Entra ID as their central identity provider and MFA solution. Support for Microsoft Entra ID MFA is a critical requirement for security, compliance, and operational efficiency.
10 days ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem Submitted

Storage Level IOPS, & Granular IOPS (Volume, Host, Disk) Ansible Collections required for particular point of time - Average & Actual

We would like to capture Storage Level IOPS.& Granular level of storage (Pools, volumes, disks, Hosts). currently, there is no api available for this consolidation so whatever that is feasible in getting the metrics will be helpful. This calcu...
11 days ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem Submitted

Certificate based Authentication for API communication

This will help us in having SSL certificate based connectivity between the applications this will help us to avoid password logging in ansible tower. This will also avoid reliance on Credentials during the operational workload and no need to rotat...
11 days ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem Submitted

support for exporting vdisk to external USB device

Size of external storage media (be it SSD, NVMe, simple USB stick, harddrive, ...) increases fast, so does speed. To have the possibility to export single or multiple vdisks onto such an external drive would open many possibilities in our environm...
14 days ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem Submitted

Provide hardware information withing the initial setup assistant

In some environments you need to know configuration information before you set up a new system, for example WWPNs or MAC addresses of each port. Today this information is not available in the setup wizard, and thus it forces you to pause the wizar...
15 days ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem Under review

Re-enable Service Access before finisching system setup with the Initial Setup Assistant.

Current Easy Setup flow prevents direct access to Service Assistant, requiring complex workarounds for code upgrades and hardware verification before cluster creation. However only in Service Assistant you can get information like WWPNs, MAC addre...
15 days ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem Under review

Trigger an alarm if unstable/unreliable input power is detected.

A stable power environment is crucial for a storage system, and providing this is clearly out of scope of the storage system itself. Nevertheless, it would be a big benefit to provide a warning mechanism if an unreliable power environment is detec...
20 days ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem Under review

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