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Log server tcp port as well together with client ip/port in access log.

Today the server logs entries similar to the following: 03/03/22 09:02:58 ANR0406I Session 83331 started for node HOST.EXAMPLE.COM (Linux x86-64) (SSL host.example.com[dead:beef::1]:45186). (SESSION: 83331) However, there is no logging of which se...
almost 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Future consideration

Spectrum Protect - stgrule subrule, allow groups to be specified and not just clients

stgrule subrule - allow groups and/or wildcards to be used for subrules. For example, at the moment I have 500 clients, some I want to tierbystate and some tierbyage. To keep my setup simple, I have one staging pool which tiers to one cloud pool. ...
over 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Future consideration

VMDK size limit for spectrum protect for ve backups (vmware)

Increase vmdk size limit which is currently 8TB
over 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 1 Not under consideration

log on to SPP with single sign on (Use Windows session authentication)

please activate log on to SPP with single sign on(Use Windows session authentication) also a log on procedure with smart card would be convenient.
over 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 2 Not under consideration

Enable support for signing kernel modules for the GPFS portability layer

We need a way to have GPFS client code to support signing the GPFS portability layer kernel modules so it is possible to run with secureboot enabled. In the FAQ it is listed to be disabled or handled manualy. We would request that the Spectrum Sca...
almost 3 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 0 Planned for future release

Add SI Support for 32Gb SAN Switches (IBM c-type)

Spectrum Control and Storage Insights for Spectrum Control do not support 32Gb IBM c-type switches. Clients require support for IBM/Cisco MDS switches. Specifically IBM SAN48c-6 (Cisco MDS9148T) and IBM SAN96C-6 (Cisco MDS9396T).
over 3 years ago in IBM Storage Insights 0 Future consideration

Node Replication Status

When a node fails to replicate, it is nearly impossible to determine why it failed. You have to open a PMR and gather logs and usually have to bring in level II support. This is a big waste of both my and IBM supports' time.
over 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

Vmware Backup Failure ANR messages do not display the actual hostname and of the datamover on all platforms.

Vmware Backup Failure ANR messages do not display the actual hostname and of the datamover on all platforms. ANE4174E Full VM backup of VMware Virtual Machine 'vmname' failed with RC=rc mode=full_or_incr, target node name='target_node_name', data ...
almost 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Future consideration

Implement console mode installation to support clean server installations

Remove the need for using a "GUI" server for Spectrum Protect Server. When running the SP on a true server instance, then only allowing GUI install is limiting our environment and also makes installation more complicated due to VM/OS itself but a...
over 2 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 5 Future consideration

Management Class in Library Request Command LVOL

There is no way to see the management class for a specific volume with the Library Request Command LVOL. You will get a lot of information, but there are no SMS constructs in the output. In the MI you will find it via Volume Details, but there is ...
7 months ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 2 Planned for future release

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