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    ternary chips can be modified and used as quantum chip

    Ternary.txt ternary chips can be modified and used as quantum chip. we do not need to develop the quantum - super conductor 150kw sub zero temperatures. it is enough that we develop a proper ternary quantum chip. ternary chip has three states -1 0...
    about 2 months ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 0 Submitted

    Easy R/W failover for a replicated node

    In a ISP environment using the Node Replication feature, the R/O client failover is automated since version 7.1.1 of the ISP server. It works fine, but allows only the restore or retrieve of objects.If the source server is unavailable for a longer...
    over 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 2 Future consideration

    IBM Redbooks for IBM Spectrum Protect / IBM SpectrumProtect Plus

    There are no longer IBM Redbooks for this product available. The education budget was shrinked and the Admin Guide was removed. Where should customers get information how to work with this product
    over 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

    Spectrum Scale performance data collection with non root user in Spectrum Control

    When Spectrum Scale/ESS storage is added using non root user, performance data shows "Not Supported".Only root user can pull performance data in current design. There have been some requirement using "non root" user.
    about 5 years ago in IBM Spectrum Control 3 Future consideration

    For security reasons, Storage Protect components should use file access rights 750 (DORA)

    Resulting from DORA, customer Finance Informatik needs to improve operational resilience. From Wikipedia: "The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), officially Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 is a European Union regulation. It requires financial en...
    5 months ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 0 Submitted

    Add Support for IBM Spectrum Scale SafeguardCopy in Spectrum Protect as enhanced Cybercrime Solution for the Spectrum Protect Server Platform

    In the area of cyberattacks its necessary to enhance the data-security in Spectrum Protect Installations. These attacks are coming. If we can immplement the scale safeguard Copy function in an spectrum protect installation for our GPFS Conf, DB, l...
    about 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Future consideration

    Node replication based on managementclass or storagepool

    Currently node replication can only be issued on a node/filespace basis and backup/archive data. A big global bank has the requirement to replicate all data cross country which are older than 5 years. The data can't be distinguished by filespace o...
    over 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 2 Future consideration

    Option to configure rsize parameter in Storage Copy Data Management for Spectrum Virtualize/Flashsystem

    Currently Storage Copy Data Management creates FlashCopy target volumes on Spectrum Virtualize/Flashsystem devices launching the following command: mkvdisk -mdiskgrp <pool_name> -iogrp <io_grp_name> -size <size> -rsize 0% -autoex...
    about 2 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Planned for future release

    Glacier like Object Storage teiring in Tape. With compatibility with S3 API/Policies

    A growing trend I ha e noticed in my domain is data ownership and residency. However, costs exponentially rise as data has grown due to a lack of understanding of what data is being stored (partially due o GDPR which protects against data being vi...
    over 1 year ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 0 Future consideration

    TSM Audit library should not require setting the library "offline"

    TSM Library Manager often loses information about the location of a cartridge in the library.Most of all cases happen after a Drive-, or Robot-mechanics failure.TSM Librarymanager then demands an "Audit Library".To do that "audit", we need to stop...
    over 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 5 Future consideration

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