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    Log of a scheduled task in a dedicated window

    When i run a scheduled task, the result is in console log. So if a problem happened and i have activity on CSM console log the failing message is difficult to find and also it is not easier to cath all actions doned by the script. It can be easier...
    3 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

    Display actions for a scheduled task

    To investigate what is done by a scheduled task, i need to modify this task. For me it should be great to have an action button to display actions for a scheduled task without tthe need to select the modify action for displaying actions. Also if i...
    3 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

    Larger window when you modify a scheduled task

    When i want to change a scheduled task, a window is opened inside the window. The new window is small and i can't see all informations concerning the task unless i have a large screen. I have to move with the mouse to read all informations or see ...
    3 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

    Improve the Logical Path Change alert to be more specific.

    Currently, when a connection is temporarily dropped, we receive an email alert (like the one shown below) to notify us that a path has gone down. In the DS8K log, we can see when the path goes down, & when comes back up, but the alerts show th...
    over 1 year ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

    One authentication for a group of Dual Operator Notifications actions, such as disabling multiple scheduled tasks

    Currently we have 100+ scheduled tasks for CSM SGC backups. As we have Dual Operator enabled, this currently creates a Notification for each task. Would it be possible to group this type of action together to Approve as currently the overhead is s...
    8 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 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

    Add roll-up snapshot/SGC Schedule

    Allow the user to have an aggressive snapshot interval that rolls up to a less aggressive, longer retention snaps.
    about 1 year ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Future consideration

    CSM Server restart & ESSNI restart confirmation in CSM

    Following a CSM Server restart, or ESSNI restart through the hardware management console, there should be an indication/event in the logs that that happened. Currently, there is no way to verify within CSM, that a restart of either of these compon...
    9 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Not under consideration

    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

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