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Spectrum Protect (Server)

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Enhance query content command

Please make the output of the query contents command ready for loading into Excel. Add or change fields, specifically - 1. Add the volume name as the first field. 2. change the stored size value to just the decimal number, don't convert it to a fo...
over 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Include command (eg incremental) on query session f=d

The output of query session f=d does not include the command (incremental, restore, archive, etc.) Add the command to the output.
over 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

Provide the ability to perform dynamic updates to cloptset

Provide the ability to perform updates to cloptset (dynamic value changes, instead of adding new them, and deleting the old entry).
over 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

TSM Scripting : Add a "FOR" construct

Add a FOR loop construct similar to UNIX/Windows scripting
over 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

Copy Stgpool enhancements

Need more options TSM copy pools.1. Command to list-tapes not copied.-Percentage of data not copied.-Number of files not copied.-Number of copies available 2. Option to promote Copypool as primary pool in case of DR and resync and revert to primar...
about 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Add CRITERIA objects to help manage filesystems

Add to the tsm server a criteria feature which will store a named SQL where clause to select specific volumes. The named criteria will then be a parameter on move data or reclaim commands. IMPLEMENTATION SUGGESTION. Add commands to the server: def...
over 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Adding a new option to the MOVE DATA command

When you issue the move data command for tape volumes, all the data moves to other volumes and the original volume becomes empty\pending\scratch (depends on the configuration). I would it to be possible to have the volume checked out automatically...
over 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 4 Not under consideration

BMR CD for recovery of windows or linux os

what i need is a boot cd for a bare machine recovery of windows or linux . other vendors do have this feature!
over 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Add a server command to allow client connectivity to be tested ahead of actual use.

Add a server command to allow client connectivity to be tested ahead of actual use. This is along the same lines as PING server command, but engineered for client testing. It could validate the presence of the scheduler, or dsmcad to enable checks...
over 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

test RFE

test RFE
over 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

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