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Break message on FlashCopy step

On the Control server, the option :Target LPAR Device Setup define the Backup device description and the Backup device serial number.If one off this option is bad, the FlashCopy backup is break, one message on the target server stop the backup. On...
over 7 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

Support DB2 systems running on GPFS with FCM

DB2 supports build and operation on GPFS filesystems. Currently FCM does not support DB2 on GPFS (except for pureScale). Unilever would like a single filesystem pattern across pureScale and non-pureScale - based on GPFS. This implies an ability to...
about 11 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

Application Aware VMWare Flash Copy Manager

Flash copy manager needs to be application aware for database engines running on Windows in a VMWare environment. In order of importance Microsoft SQL Server, IBM UDB/LUW, Oracle, My SQL. The current ability of flash copy manager requires the data...
over 11 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 3 Not under consideration

Utilize FlashCopy Manager to do ad-hoc clones from the backup target volumes to eliminate impact on production systems

Customers are asking for the ability to clone their database applications (Oracle, ERP, etc..) and not impact the production system on an ad-hoc basis. They want to be able to 'clone on demand' during the day and the existing process causes a shor...
over 11 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 3 Not under consideration

FCM support for PowerLinux.

Currently Flashcopy Manager is only support on Linux x86_64 platforms.We would like to see support for PowerLinux setups.
over 11 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 2 Not under consideration

FCM Win: Enhance support in clustered environments

The current configuration wizard in the MMC for the configuration of MSSQL, Exchange and NTFS volumes does not do any consideration if the application is running in a cluster. - FCM config wizard should configure the attributes: VSSALTSTAGINGDIR a...
almost 12 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 2 Not under consideration

FCM Win: Hint for possible outdated versions of BA and TDP Client

FCM installs the BA Client and the TDPs under the covers which are packaged within the FCM installation package. These versions can be outdated. The MMC config wizard should print a hint at a certain point in time that the BA and TDP version might...
almost 12 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 2 Not under consideration

FCM for Oracle on AIX to support multipile Database with same user id running on one server (ORACLE_SID)

FCM for Oracle on AIx to support backup server which run more than 1 Database with the same userid.To work with ORACLE_SID and not ORACLE_HOME.
about 12 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

Allow Use of Single Oracle User for FCM for Oracle ASM

Customer has standardized on a single Oracle user for managing both ASM and the Oracle DB and wants to do the same with FCM.
about 8 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 0 Not under consideration

Support of FCM Oracle RAC Cloning into mutiple RAC Node Target Clusterr

Customer would like the ability to clone into a multiple node RAC cluster.
about 8 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 0 Not under consideration

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