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IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM)

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Email Title better accurate

When you receive an EMAIL from CSM notification, on the title you only have the message number. It is better if you can add to the title some information more explaindatory like the CSM source identification + Timestamp + user_variable or else. If...
4 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Log of a scheduled task in a dedicated window

When i run a scheduled task, the result is in console log. So if a problem happened and i have activity on CSM console log the failing message is difficult to find and also it is not easier to cath all actions doned by the script. It can be easier...
4 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Larger window when you modify a scheduled task

When i want to change a scheduled task, a window is opened inside the window. The new window is small and i can't see all informations concerning the task unless i have a large screen. I have to move with the mouse to read all informations or see ...
4 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Better handling of Install Directory Size limitation during CSM upgrade

When CSM server is upgraded, if CSM identifies that the install library size is more than a value (in case of 6.3.14 it is 17,350MB), it just throws an error message and ends without further indication on what are the resolution possibilities. Her...
6 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Enhanced Resiliency when CSM has multiple connections to a DS8000

It is possible to connect CSM to a specific DS8000 via multiple simultaneous methods. For instance, connections can be created through both DS8000 HMCs and through z/OS connectivity at the same time. In the case that a query or eligible command fa...
7 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Pause SGC Backups per a Defined Schedule

This idea builds upon CSM-I-204. Beyond the basic capability for CSM temporarily pause SGC Backups, if CSM could accept an input file that contained a schedule of the year's holidays (and weekends) for which the client wants to pause SGC processin...
7 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Add "StartGC to Site 3" command for GM Either Direction with Site 3 Global Copy session

CSM knows which site is currently the GM Target site. It would be extremely convenient if there was a generic Start GC command that started the appropriate GC replication leg (H1->H3 or H2->H3) from the GM Target site to the Bunker site with...
9 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Add sender email address to Alert Notifications screen

Currently the CSM GUI configuration for Alert Notifications asks for the "Reply-to-address". This is not the same as the sender address but this subtle difference is easily missed (and if noticed there is no obvious way to specify the sender addre...
over 1 year ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 3 Future consideration

Alert user when number of volumes assigned to a volume group is different than number of volumes assigned to host group

A situation where an insufficient number of volumes are replicated in a DR scenario could result in a disaster. Alerting to the incorrect number of volumes being replicated could prevent this. The simplest way to determine the "correct" number of ...
over 1 year ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration