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My ideas: IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM)

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CSM - add 'if then' functionality to a scheduled task

Client wants a scheduled task to be able to determine the active host and issue commands to the active host
over 3 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Future consideration

DB2 | Consistent Copy | CDM | Safeguarded Copy

DB2 is an IBM database that is critical to many buisnesses - recoveryability from an immutable copy following a cyber threat is key to a business surviving. IBM currently does not support DB2 in it's own cyber vault story.
over 2 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 3 Not under consideration

CSM TOCHECK ON HDS HYPERSWAP that a copy destination of 1 LCU does not come from more than 4 source LCUs

CSM team confirmed that per current design there is a check made by CSM that one source LCU has no more than 4 target, but there is not a check made into the opposite direction that a copy destination of 1 LCU does not come from more than 4 source...
over 3 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Future consideration

CSM LDAP authentication with native RACF/SDBM

CSM is not able to authenticate with IBM Directory Server for z/OS configured with SDBM backend.With SDBM backend a IBM Directory Server is communication with RACF directly. No own database is requered.The native authentication with RACF/SDBM shou...
about 6 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Future consideration

Support for CSM assimilating correctly a Safeguarded Copy session that has a recovery relationship onto an new CSM server

CSM should be able to assimilate correctly a complete Safeguarded Copy session that has a recovery relationship established and is in "Target Available state onto a new from scratch installed CSM server. Currently CSM is only able to assimilate th...
over 3 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

granular user roles for CSM

We need a possibility to create custom roles in CSM.Within these roles we would like to define what tasks are available for the users.For instant a user who can resync the HA relationship after an IPL. Or a user who can trigger a hyperswap and Sta...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Allow deletion of csmadmin local ID

The csmadmin local ID comes back after being deleted (post server reboot). It is also not possible to delete this ID. Please allow the customer to delete this ID permanently.
over 2 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Not under consideration

Multiple Flashcopies per volume set.

Allow multiple Flashcopies to be taken that aren't directly tied to a set of volumes at Flashcopy point and time. Take the Flashcopy and use space from the storage pool, allow for multiple copies to exist for each replication session.
almost 4 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Future consideration

Flashcopy - restart or reset Flashcopy to original date/time

Flashcopy currently is a one and done function. It would be useful to have the ability to start over or reset a Flashcopy to it's original point and time. For example take a flash copy on Day 1 at noon, run your DR exercise, application test, vend...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Future consideration

Add JCL to IWNALLOC for SAMPLIB & ASAMPLIB

Please add JCL in the IWNALLOC.JCL file to include SAMPLIB and ASAMPLIB.
over 6 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

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