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Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client)

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Protect Agent Support for Db2 Warehouse/MPP on Scale

For a "role your own" Db2 MPP/Warehouse the Protect client agent is currently not supported or tested. This is available in the Netezza format (appliance). The solution proposal will need this capability. Need support for the client agent within a...
over 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Not under consideration

WebClient file restore GUI can handle the password change when admin using FORCEPwr=yes

The WebClient file restore GUI can not handle the password change when admin using FORCEPwr=yes.This is neccessary to give customers the an webclient access which is uesed just by the person who is asked for web access to restore.
over 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Future consideration

dsmc -filelist quotes and control characters

There are constraints that prevents BA client from processing files: they may not contain quotes and apostrophes; thay may not contain control characters either.IBM should come up with escape and quoting rules that could allow BA client to process...
over 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Not under consideration

Spectrum Protect for HADOOP File System

There is a need for Spectrum Protect to protect Hadoop file system
over 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Not under consideration

Add Support for Windows Directory Junction Links / symbolic links

We "extend" disks by creating Symbolic Links using Microsoft Windows mklink.exe command. i.e.mklink /j f:\DataF\Departments\CofE-PD\PRJ\Projects\2020 k:\Data\Departments\CofE-PD\PRJ\Projects\2020 This will Create a directory junction f:\DataF\Depa...
over 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Not under consideration

dsmc incre generated ANS4005E failure for /etc/adsm/tsmpswd.lck, it should be added into the auto exclude list

dsmc incr generates the following message:ANS1228E Sending of object '/etc/adsm/tsmpswd.lck' failed.ANS4005E Error processing '/etc/adsm/tsmpswd.lck': file not found This file is generated a during the client backup. Client expects no error messag...
over 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Planned for future release

Achive/Retrieve/Backup operations on ISP v8.1 webclient

We need retrieve operations for webclient. Our pilot teams retrieve lots of files everydays. They are no administrator and they must choose files in the long list of everyday archives files. Our customers regulary ask some files. Pilot team are no...
over 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Not under consideration

SSL management enhancement

I have 2 related requests: Currently SP clients above V8.12/7.1.8 use TLS/SSL by default only encrypt authentication and session meta data. Full session encryption requires that ssl yes be added to the client dsm.opt/dsm.sys. I would like to see t...
almost 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Future consideration

BA Client for ARM/ARM64

ARM architecture user base is growing, and ARM servers needs protection too.
almost 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 4 Not under consideration

User/owner name should be again a part of the backup information (ISP Server Database table backups/archives column “owner”)

After upgrading the ISP Client from 7.1.x to Version 8.1.8, the configuration on the DB2 Server is not compatible anymore.The instance owner as user is not presented on the Spectrum protect server backup/archive table(s) anymore and we would need ...
almost 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Future consideration

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