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Add decomission node command to TSM

An ability to put a node into 'decomissioned' mode, so that it can locked and cannot perform any more backups but is still available for restore. At the same time the node data can be scheduled for deletion after a period of days that is compliant...
over 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 11 Delivered

Storwize - simplify flashcopy restoration process

Currently in the event of restoring a volume using a flashcopy it is required for a reverse flashcopy to be created and then the new mapping to be started with the -restore flag. This requires a degree of understanding of how the technology that i...
about 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 4 Delivered

Allow full Box or multiple Subsystem selections in ESE and SGC Sizer sessions

When ESEsizer or SGCsizer sessions are configured, typically they are configured for a large amount of LSS/LCUs if not even for all volumes configured on the system. However, the Copy Set selection wizard does not allow to proceed, when only a sys...
about 1 year ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Delivered

VTS Physlib enhancement - TS7760T

For library maintenance operations, the TS7770T has to be put in Service Prep mode. Hence during all operations even planned ones, this cluster is unavailable.From ATS: unfortunately the Physlib is not designed for "planned outages". See the Host ...
over 6 years ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 2 Delivered

Ability to schedule maintenance policy

Allow user to modify the time at which the maintenance policy will be started. An acceptable workaround would be to change the start time via a REST API call.
over 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Delivered

essclient.properties file activity

SMF records show that this property file is being read circa 100M times per day, driving high I/O rates and CPU activity. It doesn't make sense that a static property file should need to be read this frequently.
6 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Delivered

IP Replication partnerships limit more than 1

We have the following limit in IP Replication: Only a single partnership over IP is supported (page 412 on redbook sg247938 Implementing the IBM Storwize V7.4). Several customers are demanding when it will be increased to 3 like in FC Replication
over 9 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 4 Delivered

Increase bitmap limit for features in Storwize/Spectrum Virtualize

Particularly in the Storwize family of products, the current ~512MiB of bitmap space is insufficient given the size of storage systems. Even a "small" V7000 system, for instance, may have several PiBs of disk. The default settings perform a volume...
over 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 5 Delivered

Support of exceeding 2TB VMDK backup

Each individual VMDK involved in a backup operation cannot exceed2 TB on TSM for VE V7.1. Request for support of exceeding 2TB VMDK backup. http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/tsminfo/v7r1/topic/com.ibm.itsm.ve.inst.doc/r_ve_hwreqs.html?resultof=%22...
almost 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 6 Delivered

Allow SPP catalog restores from COS or SP

Spectrum Protect Plus stores the metadata information in a catalog which can be backed up to a vSnap repository. This information can not be stored on COS or an ISP server. This would end up in non-discoverable information in the event of the whol...
almost 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Delivered

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