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Spectrum Protect (Server)

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TSM Server under Linux leaves LTO tapes in encrypted mode after use

TSM server under Linux, when using standalone LTO-6 tape drives will leave a drive loaded with an encryption key and enabled for encryption after a TSM backup stgpool command where the device class uses encryption mode 'ON'. After the backup is co...
over 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Not under consideration

exclude.dir option for ndmp backups

excluding dir option for ndmp backups
over 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

EXPORT NODE PROCESSING ENHANCEMENTS

EXPORT NODE processing issues a FALSE success, when in fact invalid or non-existent FSID are specified in the EXPORT NODE command.
over 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Is a defect

Little Endian Support for Linux on Power

With the shift for Linux on Power from Big Endian to Little Endian.There is a need for Little Endian support, especially since RedHat is the only major vendor with a current version of Linux (RHEL7) that is Big Endian. SUSE, Ubuntu, and others are...
almost 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

q events and select * from events are slow

Queries using q events take a long time. It looks like the table is not index'ed properly. This goes for TSM Server 6 and 7
almost 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

TSM's snmp subagent should be supported on Linux directly

Alerting and monitoring via Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus (from the ITNM suite) should integrate with TSM server running on Linux directly, but it currently does not. TSM's SNMP subagent requires an extension SNMP-DPI, which only exists on AIX. This requ...
almost 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

move nodedata process information

After the issuing of the command MOVE NODEDATA the user can not know, by issuing the QUERY PROCESS command, which node that is being used.
about 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Decouple TSM database from Storage Control - allow for VM based TSM

At present, TSM is typically deployed on physical machines due to the requirement to present physical tape resources. I suggest that the database repository be decoupled from the data flow so as to allow the server to be virtualized and provide th...
about 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

TSM Script variable assignment and flow control

Script flow control and variable use within TSM scripts is rudimentary, at best. Better flow control and the ability to use local variables would help creating useful and portable admin scripts.
about 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

TSM admin expiration on managed servers

Based on functionality : The passwords for managed administrator has expired, but they are not prompted to change the password when logging into the managed Server It is explained here :http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21500509 But...
about 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

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