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Storage Protect Family

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Spectrum Protect Data Retention - restrict interaction with node data to node user

We use Spectrum Protect whit Data Retention enabled to store archive data.nobody besides the application should be able to delete single files that are stored in spectrum protect. We work with event based retention. If the event is set from the ap...
over 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Future consideration

default custom ID required on Spectrum Protect Server Install

Currently a new built of TSM server 8.1 does not create the "admin/admin" ID like it was done with 5.5 versions. THis creates a problem with build automation where it requires a extra step to register a ID adding to build time.
over 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Future consideration

Enhance the Backup Archive Clients to enable restore of metadata, specifically permissions, without restoring the data

Primarily on UNIX/Linux operating systems it is a common human error to change filesystem permissions (on directories and files) incorrectly, too broadly and the changes can be difficult or even impossible to correct back to the original permissio...
over 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Not under consideration

Improve Function of TDP for Oracle to be a more effective MediaManager

When Oracle RMAN begins a restore it apparently asks the MediaManager for all the volumes that will be needed to restore all the 'pieces' of the backup. On a long-running restore, in the time between the restore starting and it getting to any spec...
over 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 1 Not under consideration

Backup of subdirectories within Windows CIFS SHARES recursively processed despite of deactivation with dsmc incr subdir=no

In spite of setting the option subdir=no for incremental file backup, mounted CIFS Shares on Windows File Server will be processed recursively. The reason for this behaviour is caused by an unsuccessful execution of the NetShareGetInfo function wi...
over 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Is a defect

IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center - Security granularity

IBM Spectrum Protect Operations Center - Security granularity
over 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

Make the Operations Center Server Activity display user-configurable

Customer would like to see the Operations Center Server Details...Summary tab "Activity over 24 Hours" be more configurable. Specifically, it would be helpful the Activity period could be lengthened and the mouse hover show the actual date and time.
over 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Operations Center) 2 Future consideration

TSM Script Editing feature that was in the Administration Center to be in Operations Center

would like the TSM Script Editing feature that was in the Administration Center to be in Operations Center.The Admin Center Script editor was pretty “low function”, but at least it allowed changes and cut and paste. And it had a nice syntax checki...
over 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

Backup history for specified date frame

Hallo all To get information about VM or application backup history, you should use /ngp/analytics/vmbackuphistory or /ngp/analytics/dbbackuphistory rest-api endpoints. It generally works... if you have small amount of VM's and your environment is...
almost 2 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

Add an option to remove configuration mode in TSM4VE

We user the TSM4VE GUI to restore VM and files. At login the configuration mode is checked by default. If the user forget to uncheck it, he enters in the configuration wizard. We are supposed to use the VMWARE Plugin to restore but we have two TSM...
over 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 0 Not under consideration

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