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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

Ganesha - Event 1 could not be processed for fd 5 rc I/O error , report the client that abuse the Ganesha, monitor that error and have action

When Ganesha server hit this error - the NFS server just hang , there is no ip failover, or restart of the NFS server: epoch 001103c9 : gpfs.ganesha.nfsd-1492239[fsal_up_0.48] GPFSFSAL_UP_Thread :FSAL_UP :WARN :Event 1 could not be processed for f...
about 1 year ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 1 Is a defect

Feature request: Scan all the errors necessary to identify corrupted files on a disk (LUN)

Issue: mmdeldisk command fails because there are corrupt files on an NSD (LUN). The feature should run mmrestripefs, mmdeldisk, mmrpldisk to check for any errors. By just scanning for the errors those commands produce, the clients could run it eas...
over 1 year ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 2 Future consideration

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

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

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

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

Delete Backups in Vsnap repository

SPP 10.1.1 allows expiration of specific recovery points... But that's expiring all the VMs included in that recovery point within the SLA. It still do not have the ability to expire individual VMs within a policy...
over 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Not under consideration

Commands in FS7200 CLI needs more verbosity levels

In troubleshooting connections and logins, ie inside DNS, LDAP, Proxy, Call Home tests then cli does not give enough information. All the time snaps are needed and then look into those to troubleshoot.
over 2 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Future consideration