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    Operations Center: Automatic PMR Creation and Support Bundle Upload

    Automated open/creation of PMR from Spectrum Protect Operations Center and upload of Support Data Collection Bundle
    about 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

    installCSMDSCLI.sh env var CSM_ProductionRoot split into 2 vars

    In zOS CSM DSCLI, one must run the SAMPLIB(IWNINST2) job to actually install the product via script installCSMDSCLI.sh. The script requires 3 environment variables to be set:CSM_InstallRootCSM_ProductionRootCSM_JAVA_DIR The CSM_ProductionRoot path...
    over 1 year ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

    Need larger DB2 active log file size

    While working on HADR, a DB2 specialist noted that DB2 under SP was archiving the active log at a higher than normal rate and recommended increasing the current DB2 LOGFILSIZ to make it ten (10) times larger. However, the customer was unable to ma...
    about 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 2 Future consideration

    Secure all of Copy Services Manager for z/OS via SAF

    SAF Access Currently the Copy Services Manager product that we are using, that is installed and running under z/OS, is accessed and governed by a GUI via a web browser with the appropriate IP address and port number. To logon to the CSM GUI, we pr...
    almost 8 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Future consideration

    Configurable block size for tape

    We have a tape library about 50km away from the managing SP server; connected over fibre. Due to the nature of the FC protocol for tape drives (strictly serial acknowledgement) and the latency, a single data stream gets limited to around 120MBps, ...
    over 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 3 Future consideration

    IBM CSM to Stop Keeping Trying to Authenticate a Logged in User if Authentication Fails Once

    CSM appears to have a mechanism where periodically it will re-authenticate the logged in users. This becomes a problem if the user's credentials have changed since the last time they logged into CSM, CSM will keep trying to re-authenticate the ses...
    over 2 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Is a defect

    Add option Session expiration time

    In addition to this delivered option for idle session logout https://ibm-sys-storage.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/CSM-I-123 Security requirements are asking for a an absolute logout. A user is logged in, but can stay logged in indefinitely if not idle. The...
    6 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 2 Not under consideration

    Have CSM alert when ADMIN password expires

    Today when ADMIN password expires on the DS8K (typically after the default of 90 days), CSM will stop working and you cannot directly see what is the issue. It is reported in CSM as connection error. I suggest we get a notification - maybe a few d...
    almost 3 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 2 Not under consideration

    Only Report Status on Relevant Paths from Storage Systems Panel

    In our environment, we have IP to z/OS connectivity enabled. As such, we have ZOS:NATIVE connections and IP to z/OS connections to other LPARs. For the ZOS:NATIVE connections, it is not possible for the Standby server to connect via FICON to the s...
    over 1 year ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

    SnapDiff API v2

    As written in the NetApp KB, ISP is not able to use the SnapDiff API *v2*. https://kb.netapp.com/Advice_and_Troubleshooting/Data_Protection_and_Security/SnapDiff/When_performing_a_SnapDiff_incremental_backup_of_a_FlexGroup_volume%2C_Spectrum_Prote...
    about 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

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