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FCM for VMware: Linux In-Guest Application Consistency

This enhancement request describes an important and very customer relevant improvement of the backup mechanisms of Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments (TSMfVE) and Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager (FCMfVE). The existing support to gene...
over 10 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 3 Not under consideration

Restore of Archive-Mailbox from Exchange via Flash Copy Manager

Swiss National Bank is not satisfied with the answer we got for PMR 05632,031,848. We were referred to Technote 1598343 ( http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21598343 ) which states that TDP Exchange / FlashCopy Manager does not suppo...
almost 11 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 3 Not under consideration

TDP for SQL exclusion of offline databases in backups

TDP for SQL agent skip/ignore/exclude offline databases in the backup process. Error code:ANE4993E (Session: 304432, Node: proxynode) TDP MSSQL Win32 ACO3002 Data Protection for SQL: full backup of database BannerProvisioning from server node fail...
about 11 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

Can we use FCM installed on Windows to manage luns on Aix

1)We have flashcopy manager 3.2 installed on windows,can we use it to do flashcopy of the luns ,presented to Aix server.if Yes,how it can be achieved.If no,any other remedy to fix this.2)We have SVC of version 6.2.0.5,Aix of 5.3 and DB2 of v9.1,3)...
over 11 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

Support DB2 systems running on GPFS with FCM

DB2 supports build and operation on GPFS filesystems. Currently FCM does not support DB2 on GPFS (except for pureScale). Unilever would like a single filesystem pattern across pureScale and non-pureScale - based on GPFS. This implies an ability to...
over 11 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

TDP for MSSQL 6.4 Turnoff VSS completely at FCM console

Please add possiblity for switching of all VSS functionallity at MMC console at FlashCopyManager of TDP for MSSQL 6.4 completely.
over 11 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

TDP for MSSQL 6.4 Turnoff VSS completely at FCM console

Please add possiblity for switching of all VSS functionallity at MMC console at FlashCopyManager of TDP for MSSQL 6.4 completely.
over 11 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

Remounting a DB2 snaphshot after complete offload

The possibility to remount a DB2 snapshot on the backup server after the offload to TSM has been done. And the possibility to take a second offload backup from a snapshot.
over 11 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

FlashCopy Manager VMware In-Guest Support

VMWare In-Guest Support for FCM. Install, handle and use FCM in virtual machines which are attached to storage subsystems (SVC, ...) with full functionality as on physical machines.
about 12 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

FCM for Oracle on AIX to support multipile Database with same user id running on one server (ORACLE_SID)

FCM for Oracle on AIx to support backup server which run more than 1 Database with the same userid.To work with ORACLE_SID and not ORACLE_HOME.
over 12 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

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