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Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client)

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No image backup possible on AIX "Mirror-Pool" environment

TSM does a mklv command to create a logical volume to place a snapshot within a AIX volumegroup. This command uses a mklv on a sinlge hdisk.This is not allowed / possible on AIX mirror-pools. So the backup fails.See Technote 1634886.The mklv coman...
about 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

TSM Client Throttling During Backup

A TSM server backing up several clients can not prevent large amounts of data being ingested from the clients. Resource utilization can be adjusted in order to effect resources on the client, but not, to control data transferred. The mount points ...
over 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 3 Not under consideration

Windows 2012 dedup API's

Need TSM to take advantage of the Windows 2012 dedup API's. This we are not rehydrating the information when we are backing up a 2012 server that is using the native dedup built in.
over 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

TSM Client snapdiff functionality improvement to verify '.snapshot' directory visibility

This RFE proposes to improve TSM Client snapdiff functionality for verifying '.snapshot' directory visibility and return an error code or a failed schedule status if .snapshot directory is not accessible when the client tries to read the data
over 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

Can IBM repackage the C++ installer to install to the same folder as TSM along with the TSM Client install

Can IBM repackage the C++ installer to install to the same folder as TSM along with the TSM Client install?
almost 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 4 Not under consideration

TSM System State incremental backups

If technically possible, please consider adding additional incremental forever capability to system state backups. Currently it is my understanding that only objects included with the system writer are able to use a an incremental strategy. Object...
about 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

Solaris x86 TSM Client support beyond version 6.2.5

Currently the latest version of the TSM client is the 6.2.x client code. There are only Solaris SPARC versions available in later releases. We would like to see the x86 platforms supported.
about 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

Exclude.vmdisk to exclude on vmdk name basis

Using INCLUDE.VMDISK and EXCLUDE.VMDISK it is today possible to exculde certain vmdks using the disk label of that particular vmdk, eg. "Hard Disk 2". This is good, but it would be even better if we could include/exclude on the basis of the actual...
almost 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

Implement TSM BA Client to MS VSS Previous Version

Today when we implement TSM to new customers does we introduce the Web Client normally so a Windows/Unix admin can do the restore instead of the Backup Admin. But we could make it even easier for a new customer and tell them that they don't need t...
about 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 4 Not under consideration

ASR Support for EFI systems

ASR-based recovery must be performed from within the Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE). The exception to using ASR with Windows NT 6 operating systems is for 64-bit systems whose firmware interface is based on Extensible Firmware Interfa...
about 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 3 Planned for future release

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