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IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem

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Increase Max Drives per Cluster

Maximum drive limits need to be increased per cluster, to 4224 per clustered system.
about 8 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Delivered

SVC upgrades with internal SSDs can stall or require manual intervention

In a SVC CG8 cluster, there is a potential for an upgrade to stall if there is Raid1 or Raid10 array built from the internal SSDs. If the partner node upgrade starts before array is synchronized, the upgrade will be stalled and a manual upgrade wi...
over 8 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Delivered

Generate dpa_heatxxx-file without having EasyTier License activated

System: Storwize V3700/V5000/V7000 EasyTier and Storage Advisory ToolActor: Customers who want to calculate the IO by the Storage Advisory Tool to judge how to utilize SSD drives for EasyTier. Currently customers who want to decide whether or not ...
over 8 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Delivered

iSCSI hosts supported with HyperSwap

HyperSwap is available for use with the SAN Volume Controller, Storwize V7000, and Storwize V5000 hardware platforms. However, Hyperswap as clustering over iSCSI is not supported.
over 8 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Delivered

Alert log to syslog

Hello Storwize developers,customer is our National Bank and they want to log also alert.log from storwize to syslog. They have auditing system, which checking all in syslog files and it is good idea redirect also alert log from Storwize to syslog ...
almost 9 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Delivered

FIPS 140-2 Certification needed for SVC/Storwize - to allow products to be bid in RFPs that require this

EMC, HDS, NetApp and others have made their products FIPS 140-2 CERTIFIED. Now that SVC/Virtualize/Storwize are delivering Encryption support - the support does not meet this requirement and there are currently no firm plans to do so. EMC/HDS/othe...
almost 9 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

SVC Dedup

SVC Deduplication
over 9 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

SAN Volume Controller

Requesting San Volume Controller to log valid or invalid logins to the system.
over 9 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Delivered

Faster format of volume

Hello developer, we found in some implementation that after some time that OS linux/aix/windows are able to find their FS/VG structures in assigned volumes when we reusing space in mdisks or better to say pool. We know that we can use Format befor...
over 9 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

DCR 11556 Problem resolution by 3Q2014

Subject: FITS Request on V7000 (Extra scsi sense for prepared Flash Copy target volumes) I received a new function request so asked him to open a FITS.However, something is wrong with FITS page and can not proceed further from Resolving Release an...
over 9 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered