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PINNED Is there a use case for having a host with no ports in a host cluster?
A host cluster is an existing concept in FlashSystem used to simplify the configuration of a number of similar hosts, usually with the same volume mappings. The question is, is there a use case for having a host in a host cluster that has no ports...
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Create a REST API for the DS8910 to Discard/Delete acquired Token

Currently there is no way to logout from a REST API session on the DS8910. This leaves authorization tokens until the expiration period expires enabling them to be used subsequently by another process or user. This will tighten the REST API securi...
about 4 hours ago in IBM DS8000 0 Submitted

Enable file and folder-level recovery of objects from AIX systems archived on IBM Storage Protect by using the IBM Storage Defender Data Protect object agent S3 interface

Currently, file and folder-level recovery from tape-based S3-compatible storage is unsupported when IBM Storage Defender Data Protect archives AIX objects to IBM Storage Protect using its S3 tape storage interface. We request an enhancement to the...
about 19 hours ago in Storage Defender 0 Submitted

GPFS 5.1.9.7 supports ubuntu22.04.1 (kernel: 5.15.0.136)

Several customers are experiencing OS panics using Ubuntu (5.15.0-72-generic). The GPFS version is 5.1.9.7 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?h=linux-5.15.y&id=a5ee9fe48fa51a79620b041b27a94a05e7ac75a0 root...
1 day ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 1 Submitted

Populate contact info for ticket creation from Storage Insights

Current ticket creation workflow from SI relies on the user entering name, email, phone number for each ticket. This data is used to find a matching support contact to use for the case. Customers get confused when the support ticket ends up opened...
3 days ago in IBM Storage Insights 0 Submitted

TS7700 GRID maximum logical tape volume increase

Please increase the maximum logical tape volume from current 4 million to 6 million as we our tape growth will soon exhaust the 4 million. Only if the limit has been increased, We will continue to be able to support the users to create more tape d...
5 days ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Submitted

Implementing other message codes for SNMP trap 221

The client configuration is using DS8900 with Safe Guarded Copy At the moment when they see an SNMP trap trigger for trap 221 they only receive Message Code 10, which is telling them it's already removing space. https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ds8900/...
5 days ago in IBM DS8000 0 Submitted

Remote Pair Flashcopy for GM (Global Mirror)

This functionality is currently our highest priority for upcoming microcode enhancements. We are awaiting this capability to enable DB2 image copies—and more broadly, any FlashCopy operations—without negatively impacting our Global Mirror (GM) Rec...
6 days ago in IBM DS8000 0 Submitted

Provides a way to change the instance name, which is visible on the new Carbon-based UI.

An instance name is assigned when it is created and deployed. While it was not visible on the classic UI, it is clearly visible on the new Carbon-based UI which would surprises most customers; most customers would not remember they had chosen the ...
8 days ago in IBM Storage Insights 0 Submitted

SI Data Collector in Windows should not relay on WMIC due to deprecation

The Windows data collector service relies on the WMIC command which has been deprecated since 2016 and it is recommended to replace its use with powershell functions. On newer Windows versions (eg 11 and 2025), WMIC is not installed by default, an...
8 days ago in IBM Storage Insights 0 Submitted

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...
16 days ago in Storage Defender 0 Submitted

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