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    change the default data collection behavior of gpfs.snap utility

    the default behavior of gpfs.snap is set to collect afm recovery data to include in the snap archive uploaded to IBM, Please create a switch in the gpfs. snap utililty to give the ability to exclude this afm data as this is financial data that may...
    2 months ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 0 Submitted

    Add information about the using ciphers for TS7700 and provide a possibility to exclude dedicate ciphers

    The security needs in companies are very different. Sometimes it is necessary to know what kind of chiphers the TS77xx used.Therefor it would be good to have a display for the possible and used ciphers.Add on it would be good to have a possibility...
    6 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 2 Future consideration

    Enable mmbackup to Work on Dependent Filesets

    Currently, mmbackup does not support running directly on dependent filesets. This limitation creates operational challenges in environments where independepdent fileset reach upto max limit (3000) . Customers cannot prevent dependent filesets grow...
    about 1 month ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 0 Submitted

    The logical volume is stuck mounting due to an interrupted operation (job abort, LPAR IPL, or other disruptive action taken on the host side for various reasons). In this case, ITAU would like to know WHICH volume was left mounted and requires operator intervention (either via host or MI) to unload it and prevent future job errors with CBR4196D-67 (Requested volume already in use). Regarding ITAU's request to be informed of which level is causing the CBR3750I G0032 message, since it is still mounted: This would be a new function request (nonexistent at current code levels). It is not a code defect.

    Why are we seeing CBR3750I G0032_Informational_C_ TS7700_XX_ copies queued for more than 24 hours? The logical volume is stuck mounting due to an interrupted operation (job abort, LPAR IPL, or other disruptive action taken on the host side for var...
    5 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 3 Future consideration

    MFA features require to add Google authentication

    Currently, IBM Spectrum Protect has Google authentication enabled, but IBM Flash Storage and SVC do not support Google authentication or MFA features. Including this functionality in upcoming versions would be highly beneficial, as it would allow ...
    26 days ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Submitted

    Increase limits for hosts and host ports per SVC IO-group / per system

    Can IBM increase for SVC clusters following v8.6.x limitations ? 1. Fibre Channel hosts per system 2. Fibre Channel hosts per I/O group 3. Fibre Channel host ports per I/O group 4. Number of Host mappable Volumes 5. Number of supported logins per ...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Future consideration

    Option for consistently following symbolic links in AFM

    AFM's default behavior updates symlinks without fetching the target file at the home site. This behavior can cause applications that are relying on that symlink to break. We are requesting a feature that allows AFM to follow symlinks if the target...
    over 1 year ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 3 Planned for future release

    Enhance mmchfileset like commands to move from dependent to independent or vice versa

    Clients would like to convert to different types of filesets.
    3 months ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 1 Submitted

    Integration of a detailed, consolidated and exportable reporting feature for Fusion B&R across hub and spokes

    I would like to suggest integrating detailed reporting into Fusion Backup & Restore, which can be exported as a CSV file, for example. In the Fusion UI and in OpenShift, some information about the applications on the hub cluster can be found u...
    8 months ago in Storage Fusion 1 Future consideration

    IBM block storage --- CSI driver -- support for Hosted Control Plane (HCP)

    For this SAN discussion we are focused on RedHat Open Shift (RHOS) environment. Here we will enable the Virtualization feature of RHOS soon. Our challenge: Attach SAN storage (IBM Storage Virtualize) for stateful data.We have bare-metal worker nod...
    about 1 year ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Planned for future release

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