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distributed "lsof" or "fuser"?

Currently, there is no way of getting information on open files/directories per device/fileset/subdirectory on any node. The option to run "mmdsh -N all lsof /my/path/to/fileset" isn't really feasible on large clusters. As a distributed file syste...
over 6 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 3 Not under consideration

Add vSnap Utilisation to the 'Protected VMs Report'

There is not currently an option within SPP to show how much capacity a particular VM is using on the vSnap Storage. This could be displayed either in the vSnap Utilisation Report, or the Protected VMs report.
over 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Not under consideration

BA Client for ARM/ARM64

ARM architecture user base is growing, and ARM servers needs protection too.
about 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 4 Not under consideration

Renaming MDF & LDF files during restore

Hello, The renaming of source MDF and LDF files for MSSQL DB during restore operation is basic functionality of any backup/restore software. It provides effective way how to store and structuralize files of DB. Since restored DB is usually new DB ...
about 1 year ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Not under consideration

OpenStack backup with Spectrum Protect Plus

Our important customer is asking for remote API backup of OpenStack environment. Preferred support with Spectrum Protect Plus (as the extend container support) but Spectrum Protect API combination could be another variant.
over 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Not under consideration

Increase the number of nodes in a Storwize cluster

Increase the number of nodes in the Storwize cluster. Users want an SVC cluster to have 16-32 nodes.
over 5 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Connect TS7700 to an AWS S3 bucket with an IAM Role

Our customer wants to be able to connect their TS7700 to an AWS S3 Bucket using an IAM Role without the need of the access key and the secret key.
about 1 year ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 2 Not under consideration

TDP for VE 8.1.2 should not update the VMware guest notes field

Starting with IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments - Data protection for VMware 8.1.2.0, each completed VM backup updates the guest notes field.This can be a problem when that same notes field is used for other internal processes.There is...
over 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 0 Not under consideration

Enclosure-loss protection on Storwize V7000

Please implement contra-rotating SAS cabling for connections from Controller enclosure to drive enclosures. This gives additional failure protection and avoids enclosure interdependencies caused by "daisy-chain" connections. DS4000 / DS5000 custom...
over 12 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 4 Not under consideration

Need to be able to move data between container pools

Need to have the ability to move data between container pools as needed. This includes: Directory to DirectoryCloud to CloudCloud to Directory
over 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

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