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svc remote copy initialization enhancment (no zero block replication)

On setting up a new remote copy relationship the volumes have to be synchronized initially. On large volumes (1TB and above) that are replicated over a long distance this can multiple days even if the source volume is thin provisioned and hardly u...
over 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Functionality already exists

Collapse all option desired for GUI Volumes dialog

In the FlashSystem / Storage Virtualize GUI, the Volumes option lists three lines for every primary volume in a HyperSwap configuration. Each primary volume has a 'twistie' to close the secondary line items, but all volumes are expanded on dialog ...
over 1 year ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Support use of Raw Device Mappings (RDMs) in virtual mode in conjunction with the IBM FlashSystem SRA in VMware SRM

MSP wants to provide possiblity of this setup to one of their tenants.
over 1 year ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Future consideration

TSMve filerestoreUI and Windows Workgoup

The ability to restore from the new web interface "filerestoreUI" windows machines that are not integrated into a Windows domain (in workgroup mode)
over 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 2 Not under consideration

XRSC: Use CA trusted certificates on IBM XRSC servers

Our Proxy servers expect publicly trusted certificates from the vendor support centre servers ( IBM backend servers) that XRSC is communicating with via proxy servers. However, the backend servers are not using publicly trusted certificates.
over 4 years ago in IBM DS8000 1 Not under consideration

XRSC: SSL encryption/decryption capability

Support of proxy new functionality ( SSL encryption/decryption) for HTTPS traffic with port 10443: This is not supported with the current version of IBM XRSC software.
over 4 years ago in IBM DS8000 1 Not under consideration

Fix issue causing DRM volumes to be checked out without being updated in DRM

It is difficult to word a requested problem fix as an RFE, but that is what I've been asked by support to do, so here is my best effort. Use of the “Wait” parameter of the BACKUP STGPOOL command is currently the best option to ensure that disk sto...
about 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Planned for future release

optional Heartbeat to ecurep / callhome cloud

Similar to other Products (Scale / DS800 / Storvize) We could create a Heartbeat and send periodical GDPR complient data to Ecurep. The Data could contain current versions, some usage stats, open events etc. This would give us more feedback about ...
over 1 year ago in Storage Fusion 0 Future consideration

Add Direct Access Recovery (DAR) at the directory level for NDMP restores so TSM does not have to scan every backup tape.

See http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21223572 IBM needs to add support for Direct Access Recovery (DAR) at the directory level for NDMP restores. DAR support exists at the file level. The DAR would allow Tivoli Storage Manager serv...
about 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Not under consideration

VSC, Self Service portal, increase in number of allowed servers mapings for a volume for ESX, Hyper-V

A customer in middle east having VMware Cluster and Hyper-V with more than 20 physical servers. But VSC 5.2.5, Self Service portal , number of allowed servers mappings for a volume limited with 5. This is much less than ESX cluster and Hyper-V clu...
about 9 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration