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Spectrum Protect (Server)

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backup stgpool improvements

Backup storage pool sometimes is 'hanging' waiting for a tape still in use. That causes issues with the replication, since the next backup storage pool won't run in the next day, because previous one is still running waiting for a tape for the las...
about 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Delivered

Integration into IBM TSM with SAP HANA

We need to be able to backup a SAP HANA appliance via the standard TSM and / or FlashCopy Manager capability within the customer estate. Therefore we need an SAP HANA client to be able to trigger a backup, offload data into a TSM-managed backup an...
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Delivered

mutually exclusive install options

When installing the TSM Server Code, the selection is available to install both the Server and the Storage Agent. Having both installed is not supported by IBM. The install code should be changed such that if both are selected for installation at ...
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Delivered

TSM server v6 DB restore PIT should work without volhistory file available.

Since version 6.1 the volhistory file is mandatory to be able to restore a TSM server.Without this file a TSM DB restore is difficult (see APAR IC76069).With TSM 6.3 itis possible to rebuild the volhistory file but the assistance ofTSM support is ...
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Delivered

create a postupgradecheck.bin tool where verification on TSM and DB2 version registered on the system after install/upgrade.

For Server version 6.3 I suggest create a postupgradecheck.bin tool where verification on TSM and DB2 version registered on the system afterinstall/upgrade. Also lnsert text and link similar.
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Delivered

Update TDP reported level

Currently TSM TDPs report Client Version as the API version of the base node. Either make reported Client Version TDP version or add new API Version to node table so both are reported.
over 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Delivered

DSMULOG to be added to Linux server versions.

DSMULOG is only AIX, this feature needs to be added to Linux server versions to provide automation options based on TSM activity without the need to run SQL code.
over 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Delivered

Query for the backed up amount of data of database backup

When we used the TSM 6.2.1.1 we used a command "QUERY VOLHIST TYPE=DBBACKUP", But since we upgraded to 6.3.1 the field that shows the backed up amount of data has been deprecated.Therefore i now have to sort through the activity log to see if it w...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 4 Delivered

NAS: NFS support for Random Volumes

Our customer wants to have support for random volumes over NFS. They are using two NAS and both are replicated via Storage Subsystem, then the file pool creates a lot of problems because of reclamation, each time TSM reclaims, the pools move a lot...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Delivered

TSM provides an interface/function to drive a scsi VERIFY command to a tape

The customer is looking for a way within TSM to verify data on tape is still valid. They would like to be able to invoke the VERIFY tape scsi command via TSM to check tapes periodically over time. They plan to write data to tape and want to verify...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Delivered

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