IBM System Storage Ideas Portal


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TSM support support virtualization: HyperV, Xen, Citrix

TSM need to support more virtualization platform, not only VMwar, but also, TSM support support virtualization
about 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 3 Delivered

Scale version on ESS lags behind critical fixes

The version of Scale on ESS lags behind releases of Scale, exposing customers to critical defects.
almost 5 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 3 Delivered

TSM Server should show TDP version, not API version.

As it is today, if the user tries to see detailed information about a TDP node on the TSM server, it not shows the TDP version but the API version.
over 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Delivered

RFE 99: Standard API for storage array systems (REST)

currently the storwize product line, flashsystem 900, ds8000 series and other array products use disparate command line interfaces which provide only text based output. Providing a standard api with reference including return codes would simplify ...
over 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Delivered

Request for FastBack Message Guide

Currently there is no document for FastBack Messages; FBSSnnnnI, FBSSnnnnW, FBSSnnnnE (nnnn are 4 digit numbers). The customer requests a document which describes all the message IDs and Explanation, System action, User response for each message I...
about 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / TSM FastBack 3 Delivered

RFE 73: Connect Storwize devices to real time security audit logging and monitoring system

There is a requirement for all devices to connect to an external real time logging and security monitoring system.currently I have to offload the audit log periodically.This is not ideal as it is not real time and is susceptible to log wraparounds...
over 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

Restriction to hardware and number of volumes for data compression on svc & v7000

As a storage administrator, I would prefer there are no limitation of number of volumes I can compress on the svc or the V7000 to make my life much easier. I enable the compression and the only thing I will worry about is convert volumes to compre...
over 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Delivered

Improve ACL on IBM storage - svc, v7000, ds8000, a9000

Improve the access control on storage devices i.e SVC, V7000 to prevent any not ethical attack to the storage infrastructure or increase the level of security and number of groups within the svc or any storage devices.At the moment, there are sing...
over 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Delivered

Replication metrics by LUN or LUN Group

Need the ability to track replication metrics more granular than by the port. Need to see the replication metrics by individual LUN or LUN Grouping for billing purposes.
over 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

Spectrum Scale Function Enhancement - MD Anderson - integration between Spectrum Protect backup (GPFS) and Spectrum Protect archive (LTFS)

MD Anderson Cancer Center has requested that IBM provide integration between Spectrum Protect backup (GPFS) and Spectrum Protect archive (LTFS) to integrate a “BACKUP REQUIRED BEFORE MIGRATION” functionality in order to eliminate the possibility o...
over 7 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 4 Delivered

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