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New warning message if object is larger than defined MaxObjSize on Storage pool

If a file is being backed up to a deduplication enabled storage pool, there has been defined a max object size on that pool - and the next pool not is dedup enabled, the following message is issued: ANS7906W The current storage pool ran out of spa...
about 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

Simultaneous-write CMOD / Dual Copy on Archive Spectrum Protect Server

Currently we have the API Client in use for storing ARCHIVE Object on Spectrum Protect Server as archive object. During normal operation we defined on Storage Pool level simultaneous-write on all. We found a lack on functionality, when these CopyP...
almost 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Multiple schedules backup per VM Tags

There is not possible to backup VMs with multiple VM Tags. The Tag category "Schedule" is in settings "One tag". Using tags is in this reason very limited.
almost 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 0 Not under consideration

support OS kernel for linux 5.10.135.x86_64

support OS kernel for linux 5.10.135.x86_64
over 1 year ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 2 Not under consideration

Concurrent failover of SVC Config node

Currently if the SVC cluster needs to fail over the config node it causes the hardware node that is the config node to reboot. This can expose problems to the paths and servers connected to this node, which can lead to loss of access or the necess...
over 8 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Skip VM that are powered off

In a Vmfull backup situation TSM is trying to backup SRM copies of a VMs that are currently powered off resulting in VM backup failures. There should be a more granular way to exclude VMs and Vmfolders including the ones that are powered off
about 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 2 Not under consideration

v5000 shows as 2076 instead of 2078 when zoned to SVC

When customer adds a V5000 backend stores and zones to the SVC, it shows as a 2076 (V7000) instead of 2078 (V5000). Customer would like this to represent the correct M/T for the storage type added.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Request the ability to read and write C07 style tapes behind the TS7770 including previously written C07 tapes.

CTBC Bank currently use three TS7740 with GRID connection, we are proposing three TS7770 to replace them.Since CTBC did implement backup 3-2-1 policy. After daily backup jobs they did submit other backup jobs to physical copy those that need to be...
over 4 years ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 0 Not under consideration

Open I/O slots to all logical libraries

IBM problem number866018YV3V TS4300 currently does not allow I/O slots to be visible to all logical libraries defined in the tape library. I/O can only be assigned to a single logical library. This is different to how other TS Tape Libraries work ...
over 4 years ago in Linear Tape-Open 2 Not under consideration

allow users to add a delay to trigger ESC quorum race in case of sites being disconnected to allow for SAN re-connection

allow users to add a few seconds to the SVC re-try and decision process before triggering a quorum race in case of loss of connection between sites. This would allow redundant inter-site connection to complete SAN connectivity between sites fail o...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

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