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PINNED Is there a use case for having a host with no ports in a host cluster?
A host cluster is an existing concept in FlashSystem used to simplify the configuration of a number of similar hosts, usually with the same volume mappings. The question is, is there a use case for having a host in a host cluster that has no ports...

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Proxmox VE - Backup with Storage Defender Data Protect

Allow Defender Data Protect to seamlessly integrate with Proxmox Virtual Environment without the need for an agent. This integration is requested by customers and included in RFPs to ensure the capability of performing VM-consistent backups and fa...
8 months ago in Storage Defender 1 Future consideration

Ability to configure PBHA and PBR between the same two storages.

Here in Brazil, we have some customers who have only two storages and they ask us (IBM) for the ability to configure PB-HA and PB-R between these two storages. Today, we only support PB-R or PB-HA between the same storages, to support PB-R and PB-...
8 months ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 4 Future consideration

CES SMB - disable SMB share (but keep in config)

There is no way to temporary disable and SMB or NFS exports. The only way is to delete the export. (At least for SMB exports) It would be more convenient and less likely that you make an error if you could disable it instead of delete it. It would...
8 months ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 1 Future consideration

Secure Boot for IBM Spectrum Scale CNSA – A Necessity for Secure Cloud Infrastructures

1. Problem Statement and Urgency Current Requirement to Disable Secure Boot: IBM Spectrum Scale currently requires Secure Boot to be disabled to run on OpenShift. However, in modern cloud environments, especially in security-critical infrastructur...
8 months ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 0 Future consideration

New implemented setting for customer NTP-Server without possibility changing timezone in Rel. 9.4.26

With the new TSSC Release 9.4.26 there is now a possibility to configure customers NTP-Server for time synchronization on the console time UI.However, there is no chance to justify the correct timezone. This leads for example to different timezone...
8 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 1 Future consideration

Add support for Rapid7 SIEM

Storage Defender SIEM integration obviously provides many benefits.Rapid7's InsightIDR SIEM is used for our Production SIEM. Please add support for Defender to integrate with InsightIDR SIEM, or at least the capability to receive and log events se...
8 months ago in Storage Defender 1 Future consideration

IBM Callhome for Node Reboot

IBM node panic Rebooted on 09/17, but no callhome generated to IBM(TS017220322) In event of Node reboots due to any bug may go unnoticed if the node comes up within 30 mins. Fidelity would like to generate a callhome to IBM and a case should open ...
9 months ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Future consideration

Implement SMTP Authenticated access for Operation Center

Currently in all Spectrum Protect versions, we can only connect to an open mail relay in order to send email alerts or reports via the operations center. However the new trend today is to have the mail servers located in the cloud and any access t...
9 months ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Operations Center) 1 Future consideration

SCDM - CDM/Sentinel - Post snapshot script run before Sentinel scan starts

Clients using Sentinel Scan engine needs a way to kickoff a Post Snap script before the Scan Engine gets started for Sentinel. This will allow clients the ability to get some work done before a long scan run, such at 15-20 hours.
9 months ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

CES S3 - S3A

Our complete Bigdata-Workload are going to use s3A Function to store Data in s3 Buckets. We see no offical support statement from IBM. Please add these to the supportet list of function in usage of s3A. Noobaa as the Base support this why mms3 not...
9 months ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 0 Future consideration