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Add a SYSLOG option for console logs

In addition to having the option to view the console logs in the user interface add an option to offload to a syslog server similar to hardware platforms (DS8, VTS, etc).
2 days ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Future consideration

Automatically assign cartridges to volser range instead of keeping them only in VIO

Currently (1.11 firmware level) only 255 cartridges can be inserted in the library without running checkin libvol/label libvol as they fill up the VIO slots of the library.As we often add a batch of a few thousands to increase capacity, this alway...
12 days ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library 0 Future consideration

IBM Spectrum Virtualize Family Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) support and compatibility for Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) host environment.

Incorporating IBM Spectrum Virtualize Family Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) support and compatibility for Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) host environments would significantly enhance functionality. This enhancement would enable clients curr...
about 1 month ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Future consideration

Allow hide TIP events only for specific nodes instead of all entities

TIP events are very useful to give an advice for some parameters to have configuration best practices and to achieve best performance on Scale Clusters. For example : hc_alert_scalehc_00006 = NumaInterleave is not enabled on a multi-CPU system hc_...
2 months ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 1 Future consideration

Support for Microsoft Server 2025 - WinGet

The IBM Storage Protect BA Client for Windows uses a complex installation process. spinstall.exe handles C++ package installation, language-specific MST files, and a file-by-file structure. This creates problems for mass deployment on Windows Serv...
7 days ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Future consideration
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mmrestorefs into REST API.

The proper long term solution is to request a new feature to implement 'mmrestorefs' into REST API.
over 1 year ago in Storage Scale System 3 Future consideration

Ability to configure PB-HA and PB-R between the same two storages.

Here in Brazil, we have some customers who have only two storages and they ask us (IBM) for the ability to configure PB-HA and PB-R between these two storages. Today, we only support PB-R or PB-HA between the same storages, to support PB-R and PB-...
6 months ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 4 Future consideration

extend the eventlog - type Audit 'A cartridge setting was changed'

When a physical tape is moved to the i/O station or a drive a audit statement in the eventlog will be create. In this record are no information about the cartridge and no information about the target destination(drive oder I/O Station). The sendin...
22 days ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library 0 Future consideration

Policy based replication with high availability must support hosts that has luns in multiple partitions.

In a virtual environment, esx hosts can have luns presented from multiple sources based upon needs. Some luns are single site, and other are dual site. With current version (8.7), one host/region can only have one type of storage (single site or r...
10 months ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 5 Future consideration

Proxmox VE - Backup with Storage Defender Data Protect

Allow Defender Data Protect to seamlessly integrate with Proxmox Virtual Environment without the need for an agent. This integration is requested by customers and included in RFPs to ensure the capability of performing VM-consistent backups and fa...
6 months ago in Storage Defender 1 Future consideration

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