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Spectrum Protect (Server)

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Need way to access the tsm database via ODBC

Before TSM V6 we had a very simple way to access the tsm database via ODBC. This driver works fine with Products like MS Excel or MS Access. With V6 we only can use alternatively the ODBC Driver for DB2, which is much more complex to setup. Not al...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

Enhance "identify duplicates" to allow "wait = yes"

Enhance the "identify duplicates" command with "wait=yes" capability.
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 4 Not under consideration

Broader authorization support with better/custom roles (RBAC)

Allow TSM to allow for RBAC
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Option to start DSMSERV in "standalone" or "maintenance" mode

I would like to be able to start DSMSERV with an option that disables reclamation, administrative schedules, expiration and client sessions. I know it it possible to disable reclamation, expiration and administrative schedules by editing the dsmse...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Add ability to delete files by management class to the delete filespace command

Add option to restrict the data deletion of the delete filespace to a specific management class or classes.
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

TSM Server version history

Sometimes it is necessary to known what time you did run which version on your TSM server. For example when you may affected by an APAR(IC71049) which should be fixed in the current version you are running, but you still have older volumes affecte...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

can se all (including Libsharing session from/to LibMGR)

After network errors you may have sessions between LIBMGR and LIBCL in a hanging state or waiting for Hours . You are not able to cancel these type of session with the “can se all” command. In large environments or with many hanging sessions you h...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

Provide a server command to reassign ownership of a filespace

Provide a server function/command to move ownership of an existing filespace from one node to another. This need for this function occurs due to host server consolidation in a data center. When old fileservers are retired, it is not uncommon for t...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

allow deduplicated tape copy pools for storage pool backup purposes

Currently, only FILE pools can be deduplicated and TAPE pools can not. The reason is that a restore from a deduplicated TAPE pool would be unuseable due to excessive number of tape mounts. We understand this. However, we would still like to see th...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

TSM Server is backing up transaction logs twice

The TSM Server is backing up the transaction logs twice. 1. The DB2 is automatically backing up the transaction logs to ARCHIVELOGDIR; at each log switch.2. The TSM Server will backup the db2 database using: DB2 BACKUP DB TSMDB1 ONLINE USE TSM Due...
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Not under consideration

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