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Search results: Spectrum Protect (Server)

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TSM Operations Center Add Client Node add to collocation group

When adding a client node using the slick TSM Operations Center, the user is walked through various selections for node, domain and backup schedule and even client options set! Great. In a tape based solution where collocation groups are available...
over 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Not under consideration

Incorporation of a way to change the priority of volume selection while restoring data

There is no way to change the priority of volume selection while restoring data in current TSM release.The customer would like to specify explicitly the priority of volume selection when restoring data.
almost 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Delivered

new authority class "QUERY" for query and select privilege

In order to restrict the query and select commands for all the administrators having only client owner authority I put "QUERYAuth<br /> Storage" in dsmserv.opt. In order to monitor the server activity, I    have defined the administrators na...
over 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

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...
almost 11 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 ...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Delivered

Enhancement needed to reduce the number of virtual volumes

When a storagepool is based on a server type device class (i.e. virtual volumes), it is difficult to reduce the number of volumes using move data commands. This is because when the input volume is done, the process ends and the output volume is cl...
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 4 Not under consideration

It takes a long time to start / terminate TSM Server after DB backup

After db backup, TSM server does not quickly start or terminate because of waiting for expanding a truncated log of DB2. A real case at solaris environment is that it took 14 minutes to stop TSM server. That means it wiil also take 14 minutes to s...
about 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Not under consideration

Fast way to determine tape location of archive data

A fast way to determine what tapes contain archive data with a particular description. This could also be extended to which tape(s) conatina an archived/backed up file. The query we have to use to determine this information is excrutiatingly slow....
about 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

Sort the list of options displayed by the "QUERY OPTION" command in alphabetical order.

The list of options displayed in the output of the QUERY OPTION server command should be sorted in alphabetical order.It is error-prone, frustrating, and time-consuming to review the option settings currently as they are displayed in seemingly ran...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Exchange TDP scheduler enhancments

Current Exchange 2010 DAG environment allows for moment of active DB. TSM TDP is not able to adequately keep pace or understand this. Additional features need to be built in to allow for choice or/opt file, selection of backup preferences.
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Delivered

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