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    TSM Audit library should not require setting the library "offline"

    TSM Library Manager often loses information about the location of a cartridge in the library.Most of all cases happen after a Drive-, or Robot-mechanics failure.TSM Librarymanager then demands an "Audit Library".To do that "audit", we need to stop...
    about 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 5 Future consideration

    Support export node when using directory container storage pools

    Simpler way to move data from one SP server to another versus node replication, also support export node ti filedev class.The command export node today runs but in actlog all files present that it is not allowed, the command should have resturned ...
    almost 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Under review

    Allowing for hybrid connections in the same Diamondback (SAS/FC)

    Allow for customer to order a Diamondback with a hybrid of SAS and fiber channel drives. Allowing a single Diamondback to support different type of workloads/connections vs requiring two Diamondbacks to achieve this.
    over 2 years ago in IBM Diamondback Tape Library 0 Planned for future release

    TSS - Enable DNS over TLS

    To implement concepts like zero-trust it must be possible to define in the TSS management console the Name Server as a secured one using DNSSEC and either DNS over HTTPS (DoH) or DNS over TLS (DoT).
    over 2 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Future consideration

    Differentiate FDMI-discovered hosts from storage-connected hosts in FlashSystem Host Management

    Starting with FlashSystem 9.1.2, hosts discovered through FDMI information available in the SAN fabric are displayed within Host Management, even when they do not have effective connectivity to the storage system. While this behavior is expected a...
    4 months ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Future consideration

    Make Pulse Log more easily avaiable

    Currently the "Pulse Log" - the log of messages associated with a protection or recovery job - is only available via the GUI and apparently cannot be directly downloaded without copying the contents using cut and paste. Adding a download button wo...
    4 months ago in Defender Data Protect/Replica 0 Submitted

    Status Code indicating when Cloud Quota Exceeded instead of generic TCT10D=Object storage server error

    The HTTP/1.1 502 with STATUS CODE: TCT10D=Object storage server error did not provide a quick explanation when the Cloud quota was reached. It would be desirable when the Cloud Quota is reached that a message indicating the problem would be provided.
    7 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

    Quantum safe Storage Virtualize

    Even FCM is quantum safe, hardware is not complete storage. When connecting StorageVirtualize v9.1.1 ssh server, it shows that it is using OpenSSH v8.7. (it might be that older SV versions have even older OpenSSH, didn't check.) Open SSH latest ve...
    7 months ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Future consideration

    Allow the ability to run a report that will provide the differences between two policies

    I need to track all of the customizations between the default policies and the custom ones. Right now, I need to document that by hand. It would be far better to be able to run a report and have it provide the information. I also could see the use...
    about 3 years ago in IBM Storage Insights 1 Future consideration

    Library initialization at SP Server startup needs improvement

    When a Storage Protect server is starting up, it is querying the inventory of each tape library defined to this Storage Protect server. the Storage Protect server is using a 256KB buffer to store the inventory information returned by the tape libr...
    about 1 year ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Under review

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