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Include preferred node ID in standard CLI-listing of all vDisks

Can we include the preferred node ID in the standard listing about all vDisks in the SVC cluster, which can be requested via CLI command -lsvdisk ? The averall listing should include this as standard output, but it could be de-selected by using fi...
over 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Adjustments to selecting backups in TSM for ve

The way you have to build schedules and select virtual machines for schedules is so archaic. I don't want to go down my list of esxi hosts and filter through all of my virtual machines. Show me clusters and folders and other ways than just one way...
over 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 0 Not under consideration

VM "self-defined" backup using VM custom attributes

Many large IT organization are performing VM backups in a multi-tenant environment. In those complex environments, the VM naming convention cannot always be fixed by the IT and thus, backup setup rules thru the VM name (wildmask filters, host sele...
about 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 1 Not under consideration

lsdumps only displays 500 files

The 'lsdumps' command only lists 500 files.The number of files output is limited internally. Each file is accompanied by a timestamp, and the names of the files along with their timestamps must fit within 20KB. The files selected to list in this c...
over 4 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Exclude SRM placeholders in TSM for VE backups

There are no viable options to exclude SRM placeholders from TSM for VE backups. TSM for VE should either identify or filter out SRM placeholders from showing in the backup selection view.
over 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 1 Not under consideration

q events and select * from events are slow

Queries using q events take a long time. It looks like the table is not index'ed properly. This goes for TSM Server 6 and 7
about 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Add options for type of ESX snapshot in TSMVE

Would like the ability to take non-quiesce snapshots with TSMVE in our ESX environment. I've been told snapping without an OS quiesce is a supported option in ESX and we'd like to be able to throw that flag for select VMs.
over 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 3 Not under consideration

Additional parameter for TSM BA client to specifically identify a given VM for backup.

The TSM BA client assumes that all VMs in a vSphere estate have unique names, and uses the VM's name as the only means of selecting an individual VM for backup. However, vSphere allows for multiple VMs to exist with the same name. This is particul...
over 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 2 Not under consideration

Occupancy not reporting on objects stored in the TSM database

The Query Occupancy or Select from Occupancy commands do not report on backup objects stored within the TSM database.
over 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

UTC Timezone selection in Storwize GUI at initial install wizard.

At initial V7000 Wizard System Setup (at initial login of install) the Task "Date and Time" where you can enter manual or NTP, appears that UTC Timezone is not selectable from the pull-down menu choices.
over 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

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