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Also Implement DAR on TSM Server CLI

Currently DAR is implemented on the TSM Web Client Interface only. Individual file restores done from the TSM Server CLI do not utilize DAR. This causes additional overhead during a restore process of the entire image being scanned and if large en...
almost 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 4 Not under consideration

Add warnning message for Filesystem NFS excluded from Backup in option "all-local"

We use the "Client option set" to make a backups for a group of servers. When we use the domain "All-local" and specify a NFS Filesystem in a "Include" statement, the TSM Server doesn't show a message warnning reporting that are exclude of backup.
about 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

ESS/Scale Crit Sit AB9147 opened 3/4/21 - Temperature Sensor Failure message requires replacing entire enclosure.

Problem Description:Management GUI shows rsrch1 GL6S ESS 3 Enlosure 78R0299 needs service. Shows temperature sensors 5, 7, 11 and 15 failed. The issue is that for a minor problem with temperature sensors failing a major service event bringing the ...
over 3 years ago in Storage Scale System 2 Not under consideration

SyncMirror rate value does not make sense.

During volume copy i was working with the Mirror Sync rate value once again.The value can be set from 1 to 100.Most people would say that would be 1 to 100%.So the value 50 would be 50% of the total available mirror sync rate speed.But that's not ...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

GPFS: removed files by mmbackup wont reported by tsm

Although mmbackup is removing files because of incorrect encoding TSM Backup archive client is reporting successful backup.
almost 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 3 Not under consideration

Option to modify updated weekdays and weekend in spectrum protect

We are located in UAE and here weekdays and weekend are different what is defined in the spectrum protect server . I want to update weekdays and weekend definition in the system according to this region . like mentioned below. Weekdays = Sunday, M...
over 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Future consideration

Need SVC to automatically creating livedump and SVCsnaps on triggered error.

Need SVC to be able to create a livedump and an SVC snap when certain errors occur.
almost 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Spectrum Virtualize FQDN support

The Spectrum Virtualize SW stack needs to support FQDN/DNS addresses for LDAP/AD, NTP, SMTP, External Encryption Servers, or SNMP. Currently requires hard-coded IP addresses.
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

audit drive DRIVE vol=NAME or audit vol ... drive=DRIVE

i would be very nice to have a audit drive DRIVE vol=VOL or audit vol ... drve=DRIVE command. It's often necessary to explicit check a tape drive and there is no command to do this.
almost 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Restore of Archive-Mailbox from Exchange via Flash Copy Manager

Swiss National Bank is not satisfied with the answer we got for PMR 05632,031,848. We were referred to Technote 1598343 ( http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21598343 ) which states that TDP Exchange / FlashCopy Manager does not suppo...
almost 11 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 3 Not under consideration

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