IBM System Storage Ideas Portal


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IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem

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    Increase the number of volumes that can be created in the Storewize from 512 to 1024

    Increase the number of volumes that can be created in the Storewize from 512 to 1024
    over 4 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

    Apply disk fw without specifying all disk Ids with comma separator

    When applying disk fw we usually need to specify which drive Ids to be selected, separated with a comma i.e 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13instead it would be nice to only type a range of Ids 0-13
    almost 6 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

    New combination in SSIC for storage 2145-DH8

    We require new Host and storage combination to be tested as the same combination is not reflecting in SSIC.
    over 4 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

    SVC Role based authentication

    Current users in SVC generally have root level access to all pools and LUNs. Would like to add additional roles such as monitor-level and roles restricted to certain disk pools.
    almost 12 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

    Name string for rc relationships

    When creating a rc relationship, we are limited with the parameter -name thath can't exceed 15 caracters.That's a problem.
    almost 9 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

    parallel threads of volume / vdisk migation in SVC GUI

    It is not possible to change the amount of threads for vdisk / volume migrations between mdiskgroups / pools inside the SVC GUI version 6.x
    almost 14 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 4 Not under consideration

    SVC - Pool level Migration command

    When introducing new storage arrays and creating a new pool, it would be nice to have a pool migration command to completely migrate 1 pool to another to more easily decommission older storage in a more timely manner.
    over 7 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

    FlashSystem Single Pool spanning multiple controllers data placement

    Requesting an option on a storage pool spanning multiple control enclosures for extents for each volume to be placed on the mdisks local to the access control enclosure/io group
    over 4 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

    SSD host identification for IBM i

    SSD Host identification for IBM i is very crucial for customer who have invested in SSD in DS5000 and DS8K.
    over 12 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

    Storage System Support for Port-Channel on FC Connections

    Need ALL storage devices to support Port-Channeling of Storage ports with Cisco Switches
    about 6 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

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