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Additional data security needed

After a cache destage from the internal hard drive to the backend storage, have the SVC node overwrite that cache dump area of disk with zeroes.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

RFE 145037: Support of mixed R&S Subenclosure configuration

Based on RFE ID 129266 ( Support of R&S Subenclosure) Additional support for the following setups: 2u24-84:SPYCERNODE-2U24 + SPYCERNODE-5U84-EBD 2u24-8484:SPYCERNODE-2U24 + SPYCERNODE-5U84-EBD + SPYCERNODE-5U84-EBD
about 4 years ago in Storage Scale System 0 Future consideration

Large Hadoop Backup Opportunites

Need a replacement for Hadoop distcp integrated into the AFM node for better performance and reliability.
almost 3 years ago in Storage Scale System 0 Not under consideration

PITA0407-1053 LDMF should support 7x24 operation

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Wolfgang.DunglSubmitters Company: IT Austria PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PITA0407-1053 LDMF should support 7x24 operationHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: Closed Status...
over 9 years ago in zDMF 2 Not under consideration

Granular GUI Response Time Display

The FlashSystem GUI currently displays latency graphs and averages in single digit milliseconds. Given that FlashCore modules are typically performing at a sub-millisecond response time, it would be more effective to display in thousandths of mill...
about 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

Spectrum Virtualize: increase replication relationships

A large GTS client (with over 13PB of flash in production) has multiple production sites replicating to a single DR site. The 3:1 relationship limit makes makes managing the DR site very complex.
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Optimize Flashcopy Mappings to be on the same preferred node

Comment we got from level 3 SVC is that Flashcopy volumes preferred node do not all match source volume preferred node.Half the Flashcopy volumes are running on the opposite node from the source.So Source volume on node 1 -> Flashcopy to volume...
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Flash Remote Copy Volume Progress

We use Remote Copy to keep two Flash 5000s in sync. Occasionally there is a network disruption or similar issue that slows the progress. To see the progress we need to use putty and run the command lsrcrelationship. It would be very useful to have...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Flash System 9200 - Notification of System Software Update Completion

Client would like to receive email notification and SNMP alert when System Software Upgrade starts and ends. While this is currently available by selecting 'Informational' events', the client would like this notification to be separate and does no...
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Storwize with o365 mail accoun

Make the sending of emails from the Storwize software compatible with Office 365, for this it is necessary to allow authentication by name (DNS), with TLS and without authentication.
about 4 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

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