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Flashcopy Manager

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FlashCopy Manager version 4.1 support for DB2 version 9.7

We installed xcli v.3.1.1 for FCM 3.2 The configuration failed as the system indicated that xcli v2.3.1 was required. So we don't understand how it can fail if v3.1.x is one of the supported and tested versions for FCM 3.2. Can they please avail t...
over 10 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 3 Delivered

FCM for VMWare lacks support for parallel offload backups to TSM

Parallel backups in a very large environment are mandatory and flashcopy manager in a small vmware environment is really not needed.So in an large environment with one vmware datacenter and more than 2000 vms not being able to run parallel backup ...
over 10 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 1 Delivered

Allow Oracle Control File in Data-DG

allow Oracle control files in any ASM-DG
over 10 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 22 Delivered

FCM Exchange: FlashCopy volume direct mount also for mailbox restore

Customer needs direct FlashCopy volume mount also for individual restores (single DB-restore, mailbox restore, mailbox browser) in FCM for Exchange.It's possible at the moment with "instant restore" for the whole Exchange DB.For single item restor...
over 10 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 3 Delivered

FCM Cloning: Lift multiple user limitation for Oracle

For the cloning process of FlashCopy Manager (FCM), it requires two users at the target clone system. One user to recover the cloned database (old sid) and one user to start it with the new sid. Each user runs with his own dedicated $ORACLE_SID. T...
over 10 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 2 Delivered

FCM4Unix: Oracle ASM "asm_diskstring" to be used is not documented

The FCM4Unix documentation does not state that FCM requires the usage of asm_diskstring=ORCL:* while adding ASMlib Disks to disk groups and during disk discovery. If ORCL:* is not used or the asm_diskstring contains other filters ASMlib disks migh...
about 11 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 3 Delivered

FCM4Unix: Oracle ASM on Linux - ASM Disks on Disk Partitions

FCM should support ASM Disks on disk partitions. The Preinstallation Checklist states "For Oracle ASM diskgroups are created on entire disks. (Setups on disk partitions are not supported.)" FCM will not work with ASM Disks on disk partitons (other...
about 11 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 2 Delivered

Do a DB2 offload backup to TSM with the compress option

Actually the FlashCopy Manager offloads the DB2 backups to TSM in a non compressed mode. With a new option backups could be offloaded in a compressed mode to TSM. (For the offload part only)
over 11 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 2 Delivered

Flash Copies disappearing - now known to be a user error as well as VSS failover/resets and volumes not available for copy

Based on the PMR and Critsit (AH4742) results a bug was found, we need to get a resolution and get it to the customer right away. We are requesting support for clustered VSS servers in a FCM solution
almost 12 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 2 Delivered

Support for Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL)

Support for Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL). OEL is based on RHEL but was extended with a specific modified Kernel by Oracle. As also the native RHEL Kernel is included in OEL and FCM is supported for RHEL, it should be supported for OEL, too. Oracl...
about 12 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 2 Delivered

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