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Spectrum Protect (Server)

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"move drmedia" command needs a checklabel option for TS3500 Tape Library (3584)

When ejecting tapes for DRM off site storage, the "move drmedia" command will first verify the tape label by mounting the tape in a tape drive before ejecting into an I/O slot. <br /><br />We have a TS3500 (3584) with ALMS enabled...
over 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 4 Delivered

Maintenance Window in Bachup Schedules

The ability to schedule a maintenance window for client schedules would be very helpfull. Currently there are only two methods: expiration of a schedule or deassociation of a schedule. Both methods have the downside that replanning needs manual in...
over 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Delivered

The following error occurred after CAN REPL on the TRS: ANR3178E A communication error occurred during ssion XXX with replic

PROBLEM: The following error occurred after CAN REPL on the TRS: ANR3178E A communication error occurred during ssion XXX with replication server YYY -> Solution: Development suggested to open a RFE
over 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Delivered

TSM Alerts should contain details in the Email Content

Currently with the Email Alerts activated only the subject line is populated with the Message ID. There is no other information included. This is not very useful. The email should contain the Alert Detail in the content of the email.
over 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Delivered

ATAP driver support for RHEL 6.4

Customer migrating TSM servers to RHEL 6.4 and require ATAP support on this OS.
over 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Delivered

Backupset performance and backupset colliding with reclaim and expiration

We have had problems with crashing backupsets because backupsets collide with reclaim and expiration processes when executed. We have managed to do a workaround so that reclaim and expiration are not executed while backupsets are created. This how...
almost 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Delivered

TSM-Node IP Binding

It should be possible to define an IP-adress (or IP-adressrange) in the TSM nodename registration. Only with the defined IP-adress the client should be able to connect to TSM.
about 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Delivered

TSM support enhancement for version 5.5: client, server and storageagent in relation to TSM version 6.3

Our main GSE Installation-Base are already on version 5. Some Costumers has Problems with the upgrade to version 6. To establish a more sophisticated upgrade plan we want to establish a longer Support cycle of version 5 over 31.12.2012
about 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Delivered

Converting client nodes for store operations on a target replication server

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for WindowsVersion 6.3 Administrator's Guide Chapter 32. Replicating client node data p.991 Converting client nodes for store operations on a target replication server (orginal)1. On the source replication server, issue ...
about 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Delivered

Tivoli Storage Manager 6.2.3 changed the Spectralogic library fo mixed media requiring an 8 character barcode

We are all LTO tape shop. Our Spectra T series libraries are configured to see only 6 barcode characters. This is due to a legacy requirement of other libraries only reading 6 characters. As we'vre moved on to new libraries, we have kept the same ...
about 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Delivered

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