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Doc to install Agent ITM for TSM server to HACMP

We want to install the agent ITm TSM server on HACMP cluster.We find no documentation on the product. This is very urgent
over 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Planned for future release

TSM support of NAS environment variable thru NDMP (EMC)

Customer Natixis (large Bank) is using TSM as their enterprise backup solution. They are also using Celerra NAS from EMC and use migration/HSM features of those devices between different CIFS network shares to lower the price of the hardware. For ...
almost 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

SNAPDIFF with QTREE Support

NDMP backup does not support qtree data structure. I have two customer who has about 20TB today and will grow to 40TB and would like to utilize this function.
almost 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

backup incremental for all the VSS writers

When we proceed to an systemstate backup, only the System Writer backup is incremental, the others VSS backup are Full (ex.: WDS). in that way, Tthe backup increase very fast.
almost 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

MOVE NODEDATA for volumes with access mode of offsite

This enhancement would result in the supported ability to move a client node's backup data, which is spread across many offsite tapes, onto fewer tapes, thereby resulting in fewer tapes to deal with during restore operations. These tapes have acce...
about 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

Need support X/Open API for Tivoli Storage Manager on Windows

Add support of XBSA (X/Open API) for Tivoli Storage Manager on Windows.
about 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

Need support X/Open API for Tivoli Storage Manager on Windows

Add support of XBSA (X/Open API) for Tivoli Storage Manager on Windows.
about 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

GUI Point in Time Restore for a large number of files fails to display all files that are recoverable.

Point in Time restore of a Windows TSM Client with unlimited number of versions for 30 days does not work if a server has a larger number of files, or hourly backups are run.
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 2 Is a defect

Add Line of failure for command schedules

I would like to see particularly which line of a TSM script failed when running. Currently I believe Query EVent would only tell me that my administration script failed. It would be good if it showed as Failed (ln32) then I could look into my scri...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 2 Planned for future release

Canceling sessions by name

Running sessions can be cancelled only by session id. .Please add a funcionality to cancel all sessions from one node with a single command. Further: Please add a option to cancel all sessions and prevent reopening of sessions by a node. Thank you...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration