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DSMULOG to be added to Linux server versions.

DSMULOG is only AIX, this feature needs to be added to Linux server versions to provide automation options based on TSM activity without the need to run SQL code.
over 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Delivered

FCM managing Exchange 2010 DAG backups as same objects for both active and passive nodes.

RFE: FCM must manage backups taken from Exchange 2010 active and passive nodes in DAG configuration as same objects and keep the versions accordingly. That means expiration is done independent of being active or passive. That will help to provide ...
over 13 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 3 Delivered

SVC GM exception management improvements

After a wrong operation where target volumes were deleted on a GM relationship while relationship removal was in course, T2 crash recovery was produced on main cluster. Improvement on RAS requested to limit affectations just to the CG being affect...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

Support SSL communication between TSM Fastback for Workstations client and TSM server

We would like to use SSL when communicating between client and TSM-server. This is al-ready possible when installing the API from a TSM ba-client. But it's not supported. We "proved" the functionallity in PMR: 90994,110,846 .
about 13 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 3 Delivered

Single Recovery Group

two controller setup (both active) with only one recovery group (12drives)
almost 6 years ago in Storage Scale System 1 Delivered

change the default user connection timeout value

Requesting a GUI way to change the default user connection timeout value. when a user is connected (to GUI) for a long time (specifics unknown) they must logoff and back on to see all the volumes again. seems some if not most of the volumes disapp...
over 12 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Delivered

BUild a mechanism be built to allow the create vol and cloning task to show up in the running tasks on main page?

Requesting a mechanism be built to allow the create vol and cloning task to show up in the running tasks on main page?The problem we are attempting to address the aforementioned tasks don't appear in their running task list and have to manually go...
over 12 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

SAP HANA DB Unable to restore with data integrity check

SAP hana db is unable to restore the data using the data integrity check. There is a work around which customer does not want to use. I have attached a document provided by the customer's dba team which entails the problem. I would like to know if...
about 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 0 Delivered

TSM Fastback support for MSSQL 2012

MEGA BANK had purchased TSM and FastBack around three year ago. The main reason MEGA chose IBM solution was due to the integrated between TSM & FastBack. This is IBM value proposition. Currently, latest FastBack version still can't support SQL...
over 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / TSM FastBack 2 Delivered

Install Anywhere problem: Aborted installation cant be started again (HP/UX)

An Aborted installation can be started again, but wont finish correctly. this document does not help as well, as the scripts dont work without JAVA_HOME beeing set.http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21395154 Need working documentatio...
over 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 2 Delivered

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