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ISP OC Autodeployment should work with TDP installed

The auto deploy fails if for example a TDP for Oracle is installed.dsmtrace.cpp ( 146): DeployMgr psupdatemgr.cpp(1179): Terminating update manager. Detected installed package(s) 'tivoli.tsm.client.oracle.tools.aix.64bit tivoli.tsm.client.oracle.a...
almost 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

SVC integrated Host Free backup

Integrate the TSM backup agent with SVC/DS*/V7K storage technologies to allow for block based backpup similar to TSM for VE * CBT. This would likely be done by leveragingcurrent Flashcopy technologies which already maintain bitmaps of change block...
about 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 3 Not under consideration

Allow Spectrum Protect web GUI to support SSL

After we upgraded SP from version 7.1 to 8.1.3 we lost the possibility to restore NAS filer via web GUI.We need to get back the feature to restore NAS filespaces via web GUI (or if you implement that the thick BA client can do the same operation)....
almost 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 3 Not under consideration

Support for EMC Atmos cloud storage platform

Customer requested support for TSM to use Atmos cloud storage as they are migrating off of EMC Centerra device.
over 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 3 Not under consideration

Add warnning message for Filesystem NFS excluded from Backup in option "all-local"

We use the "Client option set" to make a backups for a group of servers. When we use the domain "All-local" and specify a NFS Filesystem in a "Include" statement, the TSM Server doesn't show a message warnning reporting that are exclude of backup.
about 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

TS3500 (3584) time synchronization (NTP)

We have a TS3500 Tape Library and we can not set the date & time synchronization to the company's internal NTP server, there is no such option on the Web-based Administration Interface.Please give us an advice how to do this or please enhance ...
almost 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

incremantal backup via NDMP

Since TSM's limitation of doing NDMP backup of filer as full+differential. So if its having feature of adding incremental as one option, so we don't need to waste space by having differential backup as its become so large at one point until u do f...
about 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 3 Not under consideration

TwoFactorAuthentication for OC

We would like to use two factor authentication with smart cards to log in to our Operations Center in order to enhance security
over 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

Operation Center Report Interval

TSM Operation center reports scheduling is limited. Some reports for management are more useful at monthly, quarterly or even yearly intervals, however currently the only supported schedules are daily or weekly. Adding additional duration options ...
about 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 0 Not under consideration

Enhanced security for admin access to Protect

Administrative access to Spectrum Protect (including but not limited to the WebUI) has a weak security model.
about 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 3 Future consideration