IBM System Storage Ideas Portal


This portal is to open public enhancement requests against IBM System Storage products. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


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Use FlashCopyManager with a DB2 single partition DB with multiple containers

FCM must be able to manage DB2 configured in a single partition DB with multiple containers (configuration supported by DB2)
over 12 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

FCM Windows - Allow option to skip import/mask if integrity check is not needed

With FlashCopy Manager for Windows, when "just in time" imports are used, offer the option not to import the snapshot to the production machine, unless necessary. For example, if we are not doing an Exchange integrity check and we are not running ...
over 12 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 2 Not under consideration

Check DB2 File systems are not 'Busy' before a DB2 flashcopy restore proceeds

During our testing the following weakness was identified in the way FCM performs a DB2 snapshot restore. 1. All Filesystems are not checked to determine if any are 'busy' before FCM starts to perform unmount/removes. - This results in some DB2 fil...
over 13 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 1 Not under consideration

FCM support for Oracle DataGuard

The customer would like to use FCM with Oracle DataGuard to take point in time copies of Oracle DataGuard (source or target volumes).
over 13 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

PLAC0812-1535 Reduce UCB consumption for VTS

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Carles.ArisSubmitters Company: la Caixa PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PLAC0812-1535 Reduce UCB consumption for VTSHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: Closed Status: Session...
over 9 years ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 3 Not under consideration

PCIT0509-1235 Eliminate storage capacity loss due to ECKD

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Julieta.RossSubmitters Company: Citigroup PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PCIT0509-1235 Eliminate storage capacity loss due to ECKDHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: Closed ...
over 9 years ago in IBM DS8000 3 Not under consideration

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