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REST-API request for GET a list of defined LDAP Users/Groups and their roles

Security department needs to report weekly a status of important security parameters to the German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). We need REST-API to query detailed permissions of authenticated users. Which LDAP Users/Groups are defined ...
14 days ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 1 Planned for future release

REST-API request for GET a list of permissions for roles/custom roles

Security department needs to report weekly a status of important security parameters to the German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). We need REST-API to query which user/group has which role. All return formats should be in JSON and YAML fo...
14 days ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 0 Planned for future release

Volume hot expansion support for PBHA solution

The client has two FS5200 and implemented PBHA, but is questioning that it is not possible to perform hot volume expansion, he requested documentation showing that it is on the roadmap.
21 days ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Planned for future release

SnapDiff v3 with ONTAP 9.13 and newer

It's great that Snapdiff V3 is now available with client version 8.1.23, but support is only available for ONTAP 9.12 and older versions. NetApp told us there is no reason for this. Could you please add support for ONTAP 9.13 and newer? IBM Suppor...
3 months ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Planned for future release

Upgrade of ISP4VE 8.1.23 to 8.1.23.x deletes key.jks truststore

The upgrade from ISP4VE 8.1.23.0 to 8.1.23.x deletes the C:\IBM\SpectrumProtect\webserver\usr\servers\veProfile\resources\security\key.jks truststore file and the steps which are documented in https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spfve/8.1.23?topic=cssdpv-...
3 months ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 1 Planned for future release

Storage Scale support only Rsyslog for log monitoring instead of syslog-NG

Storage Scale supports only Rsyslog for log management, but has several security risks. The better solution would be support for syslog-NG
3 months ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 1 Planned for future release

Tape replace to skip bad file

RPQ: 672-92701 When Tape state is changed to need_replace and require_replace, customer was told to migrate their data from bad tape to a new tape cartridge. While if there is a damaged file in the replace tape, ”eeadm tape replace” will stop at t...
3 months ago in IBM Storage Archive 0 Planned for future release

Support migrate and recall REST API in storage archive

RPQ: 672-92700 As we know, in hyperscale tape storage system tape archive node works with customer distributed storage system. The current interface between tape archive and customer distributed storage system is command, it is limited in local OS...
3 months ago in IBM Storage Archive 1 Planned for future release

Performance improvements for LTO9 unload

RPQ: 672-95268 Both Tencent and Baidu have requested performance improvements for LTO9 unload. Since LTO9 performs low-tension unload this can be slower than LTO8. However, there is an LTO9 option with the RAO command that will optimize the LTO9 u...
3 months ago in IBM Storage Archive 1 Planned for future release

New client/API interface

Make a new client interface for data communication on SP-server. Which can support new functionality and to which ALL new clients will use. Clients can then have: * Auto upgrade clients, option in server and node* Better agent, functionality* And ...
4 months ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Planned for future release

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