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add fromdate/todate option to the command "delete backup <vm> -objtype=vm "

the fromdate / todate option is available for many delete backup commands but not for -objtype=vm We had cases where the expire inventory did not cleanup the vm backups ( when using replicate node ) , in order to fix this , we have to use the dele...
almost 2 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Future consideration

Support for EMC PowerMax storage systems

Add support for Hitachi VSP G-Series storage systems.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Control 0 Future consideration

Address weak security keystore in Spectrum Protect Plus

Security enhancement, could possibly be considered a flaw in current security postures of the Product. When deploying a VADP proxy, and the existing server to have the proxy installed on is in "FIPS" mode the following message is produced, prevent...
almost 2 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Future consideration

Spectrum Protect Data Retention - restrict interaction with node data to node user

We use Spectrum Protect whit Data Retention enabled to store archive data.nobody besides the application should be able to delete single files that are stored in spectrum protect. We work with event based retention. If the event is set from the ap...
almost 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Future consideration

default custom ID required on Spectrum Protect Server Install

Currently a new built of TSM server 8.1 does not create the "admin/admin" ID like it was done with 5.5 versions. THis creates a problem with build automation where it requires a extra step to register a ID adding to build time.
almost 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Future consideration

KMPI v2 protocoll support for TS4300

Our TS4300 Tape Library for LTO supports 2 ext. key managers for tape encryption: the IBM GKLM (before SKLM) and 3rd party key managers with KMIP communication. The supported KMIP protocoll version is v1.2. Unfortunately this protocoll version is ...
almost 3 years ago in Linear Tape-Open 0 Future consideration

Make the Operations Center Server Activity display user-configurable

Customer would like to see the Operations Center Server Details...Summary tab "Activity over 24 Hours" be more configurable. Specifically, it would be helpful the Activity period could be lengthened and the mouse hover show the actual date and time.
almost 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Operations Center) 2 Future consideration

Super easy way to begin.

It feels to me like we’re walking away from customers who are critical to our Cloud success. Development has told me they have been forced into supporting a 4-node cluster as the bare minimum for Fusion Data Catalog (FDC). I believe this is an inc...
12 months ago in Storage Fusion 0 Future consideration

A better way (single node cluster)

12 months ago in Storage Discover 0 Future consideration

Add alert condition with " Normal status"

I would like to create an alert that trigger for example when the host connection is <=1, but this alert should not trigger when customer is performing a code upgrade or rebooting a node , this is the reason I need a condition that that say Nod...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Storage Insights 0 Future consideration

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