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REST API for TS4500

We would like to have an option to check the configuration of a TS4500 with an automated script. How many cleaning vols are in, volumes in I/O station, component status (accessor, gripper, etc.)I know some things are already available with SNMP bu...
almost 5 years ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library 2 Delivered

Support overlapping idmap ranges

mmuserauth --ldapmap-domains refuses to create a configuration where the (uid) range values of multiple domains overlap - for understandable reasons. However, in complex and historically grown environments, modifying existing accounts to accommoda...
over 6 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 1 Delivered

Storwize / SVC - Increase of two relationships per vdisk

The current limit of one relationship allowed per vdisk limits the capability of the system to allow 3 or 4 site topology requirements without the use of flashcopies and essentially scripts / external tools to facilitate this.
over 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

Option to start DSMSERV in "standalone" or "maintenance" mode

I would like to be able to start DSMSERV with an option that disables reclamation, administrative schedules, expiration and client sessions. I know it it possible to disable reclamation, expiration and administrative schedules by editing the dsmse...
over 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 4 Delivered

Host Description in SVC/Storwize V7000 GUI

SVC GUI currently does not have a "description" for hosts. Often customers use cryptic names (eg DLCS001) for their servers and therefore host names within SVC GUI. Therefore the host name does not contain any information about location, applicati...
about 13 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Delivered

Storage Insights Monitor role Read Only

Hello, This is a feature request To use Storage Insights / Spectrum Control and monitor your Storwize V7000 family, you need to add the Storwize in Storage Insights / Spectrum Control with ad administrator role. When using Storage Insights this is...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

Exchange2010 backup & Restore - Morethan one passive databases

Exchange2010 Passive DAG backup, we have 2 copies of passive databases. These are on different hosts so we wind up backing up both copies. This adds to our total occupancy as well as taking up bandwidth of the client.
over 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Mail 3 Delivered

DS8900F System Summary Export lacking key information

Trying to manage Safeguarded Copy capacity. It is possible, with the showckdvol command, to see how much Safeguarded Virtual capacity is defined and how much is used. RFE 115173 asks that some capacity information be exposed on the lsckdvol comman...
almost 5 years ago in IBM DS8000 1 Delivered

Spectrum Protect server v8.1.x with SLES v12 on Power LE

Spectrum Protect v8.1.x server:Customer is building a complete SAP HANA on SLES v12 running on POWER LE. Spectrum Protect for HANA is supported on SLES v12 on POWER LE.In order to be consistent and ease of use, customer would like to run Spectrum ...
over 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Delivered

TSM OC should have a job control.

TSM Operation Center needs a panel to control the backup-restores. I am going to put some examples. If a customer is using Control-M or TWS, TSM doesn't know if the backup is good or fail. Like TSM is a Backup/Restore tool. It is also necesary thi...
almost 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Delivered

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