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Request for extra RHEL8 packages in ESS

We have a list of OS packages that we would love to have included in ESS 6.x.x.x, now that we no longer can install any RHEL package like we could in ESS v5. Inclusion of any of the below packages is helpful for us, if you say no to some packages ...
almost 3 years ago in Storage Scale System 0 Future consideration

Online Backup/Restore capability for CP4BA(21.0.3) provided by IBM Storage Fusion

Team, We have a Canadian customer(Canada Life) who requires online backup/restore solution for their CP4BA v 21.0.3 running in ARO via IBM Storage Fusion.Below are the applications which client will be deploying via CP4BA v21.0.3.· CPE· CSS· ICN· ...
over 1 year ago in Storage Fusion 0 Future consideration

SCDM -Change virtual restore SCSI controller from VMware LSI Logic SAS to VMware Paravirtual

SCDM RFE - Currently, when SCDM performs restores of the virtual environment, it creates a SCSI controller in the vCenter that is set to LSI Logic SAS. The request is to change the SCSI controller from LSI Logic SAS to VMware Paravirtual.
almost 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

add fast format (quick format) in SVC

Please add quick format (or fast format) on spectrum virtualize platforms similar to as it's implemented currently on DS8000.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Future consideration

add scsi addressing in INCLUDE.VMDISK parameter

Description of the problem:Our policy should be to make only an image VMbackup with TSM for VE of only the OS-disk. Making VMbackups of the data-disks with TSM for VE should not be allowed.For 91% of the VM's (+/-4200 VM's) , the OS disk with SCSI...
almost 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 1 Future consideration

Restoring deleted data on Object Storage

We provide datacenter and data protection service over Spectrum Protect Plus to our customers.We also provide cloud service over Zadara, added Zadara as S3 compatible on Spectrum Protect Plus. Zadara has a feature that enables us to restore a dele...
over 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 0 Future consideration

Metro DR configuration in Fusion SDS with internal container native storage (ODF/FDF)

Two of our largest banking customer in France are planning to deploy an OpenShift environment based on their common requirements in terms of storage resilience using several data centers. This means primarily the setup of a two site Metro DR confi...
over 1 year ago in Storage Fusion 0 Future consideration

Improve Host reporting in Spectrum Control

Spectrum Control has some ability to report hosts that are making use of resources, such as volumes on a Spectrum Virtualize pool. But this reporting is not complete.
about 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Control 3 Future consideration

Metadata Search for Repository backups

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus needs the ability to keep track of VMware metadata for backups once a a backup is moved off to a repository or S3 location. Not having the ability search for metadata (file search) on long term repository backups defeat s...
almost 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

Support IBM S3 interfaces provided by IBM products on SPP+

The only supported S3 interface from IBM is "IBM CLOUD SORAGE". Technote 1087149 lists the "s3 compatible storage providers" and there is not ONE product listed there from IBM. Spectrum Protect, and Spectrum Scale come to mind, but I am SURE there...
over 1 year ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

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