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BUild a mechanism be built to allow the create vol and cloning task to show up in the running tasks on main page?

Requesting a mechanism be built to allow the create vol and cloning task to show up in the running tasks on main page?The problem we are attempting to address the aforementioned tasks don't appear in their running task list and have to manually go...
over 13 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

change the default user connection timeout value

Requesting a GUI way to change the default user connection timeout value. when a user is connected (to GUI) for a long time (specifics unknown) they must logoff and back on to see all the volumes again. seems some if not most of the volumes disapp...
over 13 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Delivered

TSM4VE vCenterPlugin: Possibility to attach/restore volumes

Currently the TSM4VE vCenter Plugin only allows to restore a whole VM. To restore single volumes of a VM or to mount a volume in order to restore single files, a separate GUI (TSM4VE Recovery Agent) must be started. It is required to have this fun...
over 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 3 Delivered

Remove "Autorun.inf" from Install Package

Please remove "Autorun.inf" from the LanguagePack_xxx Folder of install packages. (ex. 6.1.5.1-TIV-TSMFB-FP001.zip) Some Anti Virus software(*) detect this file, "Autorun.inf", as a threat, and block reading the file. (*) For example, Symantec End...
over 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / TSM FastBack 2 Delivered

Provide accounting records for NDMP backups and restores

NDMP full/differential backups (and restores) should create an accounting session record in dsmaccnt just as client backups do, containing at a mimum start/end time and bytes transferred, but also if possible commwait and mediawait times. (Anythin...
over 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Delivered

V7000 and SVC replication via onboard IP links

We'd like to request the ability for the Storwize V7000 and SVC to be able to replicate via Global Mirror using the onboard IP ports on the V7000/SVC. This will eliminate the need to use 3rd devices for FCIP translation and simplify the current an...
over 13 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 13 Delivered

SAP HANA - Day to Day Operational Requirements

SAP HANA requires a Automation Process for a point in time Backup and Restore. The four areas requiring such are:-1) System Configuration2) HANA Studio and HANA Configuration3) Data 4) Logs Automation around trigger based HANA Backup1) SAP HANA sp...
over 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / TSM for System Back-up and Recovery 3 Delivered

Integration into IBM TSM with SAP HANA

We need to be able to backup a SAP HANA appliance via the standard TSM and / or FlashCopy Manager capability within the customer estate. Therefore we need an SAP HANA client to be able to trigger a backup, offload data into a TSM-managed backup an...
over 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Delivered

mirror storage pool

For one storage pool to be an exact replica of another pool and be equivalent in every way, to the extend that if one pool becomes unavailable all activity continues on the remaining pool, including write activity. This would also involve changing...
almost 14 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Delivered

Remote install (deploy) method missing for ITM agent for TSM 6.3

I was unable to add the ITM Agent for TSM6.3 to the agent depot on the IBM Tivoli Monitoring server (TEMS) and perform a remote installation with commands and messures provided by ITM.
almost 14 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Reporting and Monitoring) 2 Delivered

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