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IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem

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partition-specific CLI prompt

starting with 9.1.1 we can connect to individual partitions. when doing so thru ssh the CLI prompt (PS1) still shows the full controller's name. it would be very handy to have the partition's name displayed here. especially if you're operating on ...
13 days ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Under review

Please bring back show hosts by host ports in the hosts menu

Because its a pain having to view host properties then selecting the port definitions tab every time
3 days ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Under review

SafeGuarded copy enforced retention

Currently SGC can be removed just from restricted security administrator, protected by 2-Person integrity (https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/flashsystem-9x00/9.1.0?topic=security-two-person-integrity). To further enhance SGC protection, the proposal is ...
26 days ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Under review

Allow copy suspend of PBHA partitions

In a PBHA environment the partnership between Flashsystems can be stopped suspending the copy and then when it is partnership is re-started the copy resumes (no need to a full resync). It should be possible to stop the copy at partition level to a...
13 days ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Under review

task-based TPI

The way Two Person Integrity (TPI) is currently implemented collides with our security policies and is not considered a true "4 eyes principal". When SecAdmin1 approves a time slot of X minutes for SecAdmin2 to do anything with superuser powers th...
2 months ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Future consideration

Improve FlashSystem grid abilities for multiple systems Code Upgrade in one single interface.

Improve the capabilities of the Flashsystem Grid by allowing the code and drive firmware updates of all storage systems to be done through a single management interface, instead of having to open the management interfaces of each Storage that belo...
5 months ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Future consideration

Improve Flashsystem grid abilities for daily operations (vdisk, host connections, lun masking, etc).

We have customers requesting that our Grid solution allow them to manage, administer and configure the functionalities and components of the Storages through a single management interface, without the need to open a specific management interface f...
5 months ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Future consideration

Enable/ Support Broadcom/Brocade Quantum Safe Data Path

Support Broadcom/Brocade Quantum Safe Data Path Technologie to encrypt FC Traffic between Server and Storage. Plus Traffic between SVC and Flashsystem and Flashsystem to Flashsystem. Why is this needed? It is needed for compliance under DORA and o...
4 months ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Future consideration

Allow choosing the snapshot name for a volume group

Hello Development Team, One of our main FlashSystem platform customers in Brazil, the Brazilian Stock Exchange (B3), believes that, for a more customized experience, it would be important to allow choosing the snapshot name when a snapshot policy ...
2 months ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Under review

More Verbose Update screen for Firmware Updates

During the Flash System Update the status jumps from 2% to 50% with no updates in between or afterwards, a more verbose visuals would be great.
20 days ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Under review