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Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client)

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Provide support to Lustre filesystem

The new FSX on Lustre filesystem available in AWS is being utilized to store data which requires ACL access. It would be VERY helpful if Luster was supported by Spectrum Protect so that the backups of the filesystem would retain these permissions.
over 2 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Not under consideration

Journal based backup for Sun Solaris

Support for journal based backup as on AIX and Windows.
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

TSM control on Out-of-place restore

We are asked for TSM to restrict the possibility of an out-of-place restore . This is a requirement from the security dept of the customer we're working on.
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 4 Not under consideration

Slient install stop TSM Client Scheduler

When performing a silent install certain files such as the dscenu.txt file are not updated because the client scheduler service is running and has the file open. When performing a GUI install it prompts to stop the service before it continues, but...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

TSM to have capability to use DAR for multiple file level restore in NDMP

I have a TSM-NAS setup using NDMP protocol. The TSM node that I use is considered as a NAS node. NAS setup in TSM server was implemented to backup EMC NS960. I found out during one of my restores that I can not do multiple file level restore using...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

Create automaticaly dsmcert.kdb with public CAs if SSL is enabled

If you use a public certificate eg from Verisign on the TSM-Server you have to create a keystore on the client manually, set the sslport and enable ssl. It will simplify the BAclient installation process if the keystore with public CAs gets automa...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 4 Not under consideration

TSM support for Oracle Linux and Oracle VM Server

We need support for this implementation:- Installation of Tivoli Storage Manager BA client, Tivoli Storage Manager API and Tivoli Data Protection for Oracle on operating system Oracle Linux 6.1;- Installation of Tivoli Storage Manager BA client on...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Not under consideration

TSM client parameter ERRORLOGMAX implementation unusable for SONAS

Solution does require 1) Limit the log size of dsmerror.log2) Wrapping commands to implement a CLI just simply list the contents of the log file, meraning an implementation is required that starts listing the oldest entry first and the last entry ...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

retrieve netware archive over windows client

We want to retrieve files and directories from netware archives (without trustees) with use of a windows tsm client.
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Not under consideration

Request to add all future publications information for TSM journaling and to add sample config files for tsmdbbd.ini/dsm.opt

I've searched for detailed note on how to implement TSM journaling for multiple journals in a cluster but i have seen only one tech note in IBM forum and not all information about future publications added to that. I would really help TSM engineer...
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

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