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Smaller CES configuration

CES nodes support a lot of connections - but require excessive amount of memory, even when the amount of connections planned is a lot lower.128 GB as minimum for a node providing both NFS and SMB is way too much.It would be good to have support fo...
about 4 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 0 Not under consideration

Attach an existing directory to a fileset

Was discussing root admin with ibm dev Germany and realized that some commands seem never to have finished development. You have two commands one to create a fileset and another to link it to a directory. But the link one requires the directory to...
over 5 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 7 Not under consideration

Need Plus to "recognize" cloned Oracle Database, keep it on the SLA to continue backups, possibly with tagging, or backup of all databases from a host with the option to exclude.

Regular cloning for Oracle Databases for patching process, which also moves the binaries, but maintains the inventory. Patched clone is then set as the production database. Need Plus to recognize the new Oracle as the production, keep it with the ...
almost 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

Enhanced admin security for ESS

Administrative access to ESS (including but not limited to the WebUI) has a weak security model.
about 4 years ago in Storage Scale System 1 Planned for future release

target server for replicate node

Protect should allow replicating some nodes to one target server, and other nodes to a second target server.
about 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Request for real capacity capacity in LSCKD command

Command showckdvol indicates the number of real extents and capacity that are used by a logical volume (thin provisionned) - fields Realextents & real capacity Customer need for monitoring and accounting purposes the same indicator for command...
about 7 years ago in IBM DS8000 1 Not under consideration

Communicate AWS S3 by using Private Endpoint VPC instead of public internet from ISP.

Hi Team, Communicate AWS S3 by using Private Endpoint VPC instead of public internet from ISP. Security concern the AWS services to access via VPC only. Can you please update is IBM working development?. If yes, which version VPC option is available?
over 1 year ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Needs more information

File-level restore option in TSM4VE with Cloud - Container Storage Pool

Ref : PMR 79682,070,724As per technote http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21659833 when using combination of TSM4VE and cloud container storage pool , the option of file level restore is not there.File level restore always needed , b...
over 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 0 Not under consideration

Have the ability do define a cut-off date and time for scheduled operation

Have the ability do define a cut-off date and time for scheduled operation expecially when it is expected to run at a predefined date/time. If for any reason the CSM server is stopped when a timer for a scheduled action expires, the action will be...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 4 Future consideration

Add search option to backup VMs.

Adding option to search for VM's instead of opening each and every ESXI in order to find our VM.
almost 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 2 Not under consideration

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