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Storage Fusion

    Secure Data Overwrite

    I would like to request a secure data over write (Disk Sanitization) process for Fusion as we have for our other products (DS8k , Tape). The current developer for the tape SDO is Heiko Schloesser / hhschloe@us.ibm.com . I would like to formally re...
    23 days ago in Storage Fusion 0 Under review

    Health Check script which validates total cluster health

    The idea is to provide customers with a simple health-check script they can run before an upgrade, planned shutdown, data-center power maintenance, or whenever they want to verify that their system is healthy. As of today, this process is mostly m...
    29 days ago in Storage Fusion 0 Under review

    IBM Fusion version selection - need a way to access previous version from the Fusion operator

    The solution supports an on-premises deployment of IBM Software Hub / Cloud Pak for Data (ISH/CPD) on Red Hat OpenShift (OCP), leveraging IBM Fusion Data Foundation and Backup & Restore services. The deployment consists of both a Production en...
    14 days ago in Storage Fusion 1 Under review

    The Fusion application is using IAM User-based authentication (Access Key ID + Secret Key) to connect to the AWS S3 bucket for cloud storage. TS022896675

    The Fusion application is using IAM User-based authentication (Access Key ID + Secret Key) to connect to the AWS S3 bucket for cloud storage. These are static, long-lived credentials that require manual rotation and pose a security risk if exposed...
    9 days ago in Storage Fusion 0 Under review

    Repurpose AFM as Service Node on Fusion HCI

    We have customers that purchased racks with AFM nodes and did not have service nodes. Many have converted from GDP to FDF and now have AFM that are not used. Can we convert the AFM nodes to service nodes?
    4 months ago in Storage Fusion 2 Under review

    More focus on stretched Scale for HA with Fusion HCI

    I would like Fusion HCI to support data replication performed by Scale: A stretched OpenShift cluster (2AZ+Arbiter) over two sites (Fusion HCI/site) where stretched (containerized/external) Scale is used for data replication over Ethernet using fa...
    10 months ago in Storage Fusion 0 Under review

    Fusion HCI skip version upgrade (2.10 to 2.14)

    We request IBM Fusion Engineering to evaluate and provide a supported online upgrade path that allows: IBM Fusion HCI 2.10.x → IBM Fusion HCI 2.14.x without requiring intermediate upgrades through every minor release. If technical limitations prev...
    13 days ago in Storage Fusion 0 Under review

    More focus on stretched Scale for DR with Fusion HCI

    I would like Fusion HCI to support data replication performed by Scale: Two separate OpenShift clusters (DR), one/site where stretched (containerized/external) Scale is used for data replication over Ethernet using failure groups.
    10 months ago in Storage Fusion 0 Under review

    IBM FUSION DATA FOUNDATION - ROUTE SERVICES

    Banco do Brasil provisioned CP4D using the IBM Fusion Data Foundation essentials that they are entitled. Due to a client policy, it's prohibited to use the default cluster name to route services that are run from the cluster. So, it's required to ...
    5 months ago in Storage Fusion 0 Under review

    Support OpenShift EUS (Extended Update Support) for IBM Fusion HCI

    OpenShift EUS provides a stable, long-term support update channel with key advantages: Reduced update frequency (e.g., every 6 months instead of 3) Only one restart of non-control-plane nodes per update Shorter update duration Currently, IBM does ...
    7 months ago in Storage Fusion 1 Under review

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