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IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem

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create greater than 99 volumes in GUI simultaneously

Ability to create greater than 99 volumes simultaneously in the GUI. Current GUI interface is limited to 99, it would be useful to at least have 1500 simultaneous or better still the max current capable count of volumes.
almost 12 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 3 Delivered

Optionally don't show the alert 986020 regarding Thin-provisioned volumes space

The message of the event ID code 986020 is shown very often for Thin-provisioned volumes, and causes the event log sometimes to flood with a message that can be ignored. The client wants an option to prevent the message from being shown.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

IO group distribution for creating new volumes in a cluster with several io groups

If you create a single vDisk in succession in a SVC cluster with four io groups, they will be distributed cleanly over the IO groups. But if you create many vDisk in one go they all end up in an IO group. There should be a switch to synonymous wit...
about 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

SVC/V7K Global Mirror with Change Volumes and TPC 5.1

Please add support for SVC/V7K Global Mirror with Change Volumes to TPC 5.1.
about 12 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Delivered

Storwize - Increase to host mapping limit

The limit of host mappings of 20000 in the past had been sufficient when the number of hbas per host allowed was 512. Since this was downgraded in 7.5 this has meant our large clusters had a large increase in the number of host mappings required. ...
over 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

TLS/SSL Server Supports The Use of Static Key Ciphers

To support the use of ciphers with DHE/ECDHE, and to have the options to edit the ciphersuite available. Perfect foward secrecy.
over 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Delivered

Improve reporting for host objects in Spectrum Virtualize

It is currently very difficult to find out what IO groups and pools a given host uses on Spectrum Virtualize products
about 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

Storwize session timeout requires refresh before login

Problem description: When session times out on web it presents login screen - if you type credentials the screen just refreshes...Current workaround: Remember to refresh screen before typing credentials if the session had previously timed out - or...
over 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Delivered

SVC & NetApp ontap 9.1

When the SVC 7.8 will support:1) NetApp ontap 9.1 system2) NetApp FAS9000 hardware?
over 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

SVC >7.4 support for NetApp AFF 80XX

Hello, please I need to know if SVC version 7.4 and above, support or will support NetApp AFF 80XX platform with CDOT version 8.3.1 . Matrix currently state support for FAS 8000 with DOT 8.3.1 , but it's unclear if this extends to AFF 8000 platfor...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

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