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Implement Hyperswap cluster health status on GUI

In the Hyperswap demo from TechZone linked below, there is an HTML based "Demonstration Web interface" which is used to pilot the demonstration from a single point: https://techzone.ibm.com/collection/MOP-FLASH-HYPERSWAP-VMWARE_TECH It also visual...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Deliver Spectrum Connect as container image (Docker)

Customers are very considered by the demand for root access to install Spectrum Connect. At some customers its impossible to get around this demand.One way around it would be to deliver a Dicker image of the product.
over 5 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Request for Spectrum Scale to support Redhat SSSD as 3rd Authentication Method

Request for Spectrum Scale to support RedHat Systems Security Software Daemon (SSSD) as a third authentication method. Salesforce # TS001343971
about 6 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 5 Not under consideration

How to gracefully stop the IP quorum application on host

Customer raised question :" how to gracefully stop the quorum application and shut that RHEL server down." Presently , we don't have stop command - hence we have to be dependent on host shutdown It will be good idea to add this new functionality "...
9 months ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Under review

release empty volumes on migration process

In Spectrum Protect the data are stored on the primary storage pool. if filled up, a migration process is triggered to move the data to the next storage pool (e.g. from disk to tape). This migration process creates a list of volumes of the primary...
about 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

Linux VM filesystem backup/restore via SPP

We need to be able to protect filesystems and files on Linux VMs through SPP.
over 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 2 Future consideration

Disable scan of files before archiving when using filelist

We have been archiving with file lists for over 20 years, so we know that the client archived differently and, above all, faster in earlier versions (5-7). If you specified a file list in these old versions, archiving started within a few seconds,...
9 months ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 0 Under review

Capacity Pool Forecasting Report

Customer is looking for some kind of report which they can follow the pool capacity usage with a line of threshold and also a forecasting curve where they can see when the system will reach the full capacity based on predictions of previous usage.
over 2 years ago in IBM Spectrum Control 0 Under review

Improve handling instructions for VTS CBR3750I messages

The IBM TS7700 hardware produces a lot of information, warning and alert messages in the format of CBRxxxxx – similar to DFSMSrmm and DFSMSoam messages – which may require operator intervention by the client to mitigate or fix errors before escala...
over 4 years ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 0 Future consideration

Session status failed -99 received before schedule duration not ended

Hello, Description: Please be informed that when some SP client is reboot (Because OS patching) during the backup, SP server report event "failed -99". 6/12/24, 22:23:34 ANR0480W Session 2335563 for node [Node_name] (Linux x86-64) terminated - con...
5 months ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Future consideration

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