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Spectrum Protect (Server)

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Add dsmGroupHandler calls for archive objects, or a way to retrieve the last written ObjID

dsmGroupHandle() API calls are only implemented for backup type of objects.There is only a comment in the manual saying that this can be done in other ways using archives, but no examples? The dsmEndTxn() API calls, returns the groupLeaderObjId, w...
over 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Not under consideration

Client encryption for LAN-free to the IBM Spectrum Protect server V8.1.9.300

I need to run a backup with the option of client encryption for LAN-free to the IBM Spectrum Protect server V8.1.9.300
over 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

audit drive DRIVE vol=NAME or audit vol ... drive=DRIVE

i would be very nice to have a audit drive DRIVE vol=VOL or audit vol ... drve=DRIVE command. It's often necessary to explicit check a tape drive and there is no command to do this.
almost 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Increase RUNSTATSCHKINTERVAL time

I would like to suggest that you increase the time for RUNSTATSCHKINTERVAL. Today this option is at 10 minutes. I feel this option should be minimum at 90 minutes. Also document this option better, it's use, why it's needed even though DB2 does au...
over 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Not under consideration

Request to run TSM Server on Solaris11

We want you to add Solaris11 as a supported platform for TSM Server.In FUJITSU business negotiations, there are many requests to runTSM Server on Solaris11. However, at present TSM server does not support Solaris11 as a supported platform. For thi...
about 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

TSM Online Indexreorg with temporary allocated filesystem

High end customers using TSM with SSD for DB directories and running 7x24 are very likely to run into the following situation: because SSD space is very expensive, it is not always possible to permanently attach hundreds of GBs to each TSM instanc...
about 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Ability to encrypt export media

TSM based Application Encryption uses the TSM Server database to store encryption keys. It is currently not possible to encrypt export tapes (self-describable media) as there is no documented method to extract the applicable encryption key from th...
about 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

NDMP on Library Client

Need to run NDMP backups on a Library Client.
over 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Not under consideration

Documentation update regarding Deduplication enabled Storage Pools using FILE Device Class type

Documentation update referencing the importance of proper storage pool "DATAFormat" type for DEDUPLICATION enabled SEQUENTIAL ACCESS Storage Pools of FILE Device Class. As the user defines Sequential Access Storage Pool of FILE Device Class type t...
over 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Enhance ACS support on TSM

Add support for multiple ACS servers on 1 TSM server.
over 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

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