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Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client)

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Store SSL Certificate using name instead of IP on client dsmcert.kdb

When connecting to a new Spectrum Protect server, certificate to the client dsmcert.kdb file is automatically added with a label of "ipaddress:port". This is problem with tunnel configuration where each Spectrum Protect server is associated to the...
almost 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 0 Not under consideration

SSL Config for Spectrum Protect client

SSL Config is tied to TCPS name/ip, and this must match server certificate. A different method of validating the server certificate must be present. Possibilities in the dsm.opt may beSSLCheckFingerprint = FingerprintvalueSSLCheckCommonName=Server...
almost 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 0 Not under consideration

Add feature to the BA client to automatically pull down a new version, install as part of a scheduled incr backup

This is not to be confused with Autodeployment.This feature would add the ability to configure the B/A client to download and install a new version either from its Spectrum Protect server or from public.dhe.ibm.com on the next scheduled incrementa...
almost 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Not under consideration

NDMP Restore function for normal GUI client

Please implement NDMP filelevel restore functions in the normal GUI client like they were in the webgui client.
almost 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 0 Not under consideration

Add ability to query virtual disk size at the point of backup from SP client

APAR IT22561 addresses an issue which causes a failed restore of an individual virtual disk to report success, but there are deeper underlying problems here. As per the APAR text, to recover an individual virtual disk virtual disk once it has been...
almost 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 0 Not under consideration

Spectrum Protect : Protect stg from Directory container to Cloud Container

Current TSM do not support Protect STG from Directory container to Cloud container. with Cloud Teiring its support Move of the data from directory container to Cloud container, but we dont have a way to only copy of the data. When you dont have lo...
almost 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 7 Not under consideration

Add capability to the dsmc command to set the node name, password and contact information without prompting. Add to dsmcutil?

It is very hard to trap the prompts from the dsmc command with open registration.Need way to execute the dsmc command and specify the node name, password and contact information to satisfy authentication without prompting. Another way might be wit...
almost 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Not under consideration

TSM BA Client support for file backup of data on CSV Volumes on MS Failover Cluster

BA Client currently does not support backup of files that resides on MS Failover Cluster when using CSV volumes (Clustered Shared Volumes)
about 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Not under consideration

Missing WEB-client in ISP 8.1.2 and later

We updated one of out ISP-Servers (AIX) to Version 8.1.3 a few days ago. After having finished that I also updated one Windows Agent to BA-Version 8.1.2 (file Server). Everything is working fine except the fact, that the WEB-Client is no longer su...
about 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Not under consideration

Inactive folder deletion on TSM client GUI

In my Tivoli Extended Client on a Windows Server it is not possible to delete inactive Folders, only files are possible. That is not usable for me, because on that server many folders are changing and I have to delete also manually. This is in my ...
about 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Not under consideration

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