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Send messages from db2diag.log file to the TSM activity log

All error or warning messages in the db2diag.log file should be sent to the TSM activity log. This would minimize the need to be a DB2 DBA, and would enable a single point or source for monitoring and alerting.
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

Command to dismount all volumes

Command to dismount all volumes. There are update or audit tasks that require the library be idle.� A mounted tape in IDLE status does not make the library idle.� It can be very tedious to execute several dismount volume commands.� Additionally th...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

Dsmserv commands need date/time stamps

All output from stand-along dsmserv commands should be prefixed with date/time stamps.� It would be nice to be able to easily calculate how long something like a restore db takes.
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Planned for future release

Specify an output file for stand-alone dsmserv commands

Specify an output file for stand-alone dsmserv commands such as the dsmserv restore db command so that the output can be saved for review later. Currently can�t do this, not even with the redirection character �>�.� Documentation is always a go...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Planned for future release

Execute DB2 commands and send output sent to activity log

Be able to execute DB2 commands from dsmadmc sessions and have output sent to activity log. There is useful information about the DB2 database that can�t be displayed with existing query commands.� Either build additional query commands or provide...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

Cancel all processes of a given type by name

Enhance the cancel command to be able to cancel all processes of a given type by name.� For example, a �cancel migrations� or a �cancel reclamations� command should cancel those types of processes if they are running without executing a cancel pro...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

TDP agents should update the �last backed up� field for filespaces

TDP agents should update the �last backed up� field for their equivalent of a filespace when performing a backup of their data. Would enable customer to report which databases (or other objects equivalent to filespaces) have current backups and wh...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

Add 'Are You Sure' to TDP GUI closeout

If the user closes the GUI, need a prompt to the user asking 'are you sure you want to close, you have processes running' if there's a process running such as a restore. This would help prevent accidental cancellation of a process, which occurred ...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

TDP agents should update capacity and percentages

Tivoli Data Protection agents should update (provide) a capacity of each filespace or equivalent and a percentage used or else a current size and mark it as 100% used. This would aid in TSM server capacity planning as well as helping TSM administr...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

Data on client option and feature exploitation

There have been over the years a large number of TSM client options and enhancements whose use is not easily recognized by a TSM server. For example, if a Windows TSM client is using journal-based backups, that�s not obvious to TSM server administ...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

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