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Spectrum Protect (Server)

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Update Behavior of TSM Node Fields

The update behavior of several Node fields seems to be strange. e.g. The Field LASTACC_TIME is defined as the "The last date and time that the client node accessed the server". When a node with nodename NodeA tries to logon to a tsm server the ser...
almost 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Planned for future release

enhanced encryption

stronger encryption, for example encryption with the AES algorithm with a key with a length of at least 256.
about 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Add pre and post scripts to automatic backup-archive client deployment TSM

The automatic backup-archive client deployment TSM should add to the client updater the ability to run scripts, or at least some custom commands, before and after the upgrade.
about 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

Supporting Cloud-Container Storage pools on zLinux

Cloud-container storage pools is a feature that that already exists on Spectrum Protect family but it is not supported neither has a roadmap for it on top of Linux on Z.Today Sicoob already uses Spectrum protect on Linux on Z and not having a prop...
about 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Future consideration

TSM Operations Center GUI improvements client at risk status

Exclude a node from at-risk condition when the ANS7900W warning message occurs.
about 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Not under consideration

TSM Missed backup status used to have a completion time of when the event missed now it's blank since 6.2.3. Please add back

Product: Tivioli Storage Manager Server Version 6, Release 2, Level 3.0 This is specific to a Missed backupWhen a backup has Missed the timestamp is recorded in the actlog but when executing the QUERY EVENT it is not recorded. We would like the co...
about 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Is a defect

rename management class

We use TSM Client to archive data that has been delivered to our external clients just to be able to reproduce issues if the client has issues with our data
about 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Not under consideration

Provide a way to show running TSM scripts and to cancel them

Currently there is now way to show which TSM scripts have been startet and furthermore they cannot be stopped. The only way to finish a script prematurely is to cancel every process that is startet by the script or to define exit conditions such a...
about 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Enhancement to the new node 'decommission' command

TSM 7.1.3 introduces a new command called 'decommission node' Can this be enhanced to have a date option to specify a future date other than the default retention policy? Example: "decommission node xxxx date=12/31/2015 ...."
about 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

Hide filenames for TSM administrators

When a client requests to encrypt files in a backup, filenames and directories are available in clear text in the database, fully accessible by administrators. Secret information may be revealed. This is a major show stopper for MSPs and CSPs in t...
about 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

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