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IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem

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Compression for Virtualize is Selective

Virtualize/Storwize Compression is selective by nature; meaning that it will allow you to compress data which will cause performance impact despite being able to identify non-compressible data. This leads to many performance related impacts.
about 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Allow to expand the size of volumes in a Flashcopy mapping

Currently it is not allowed to expand the size of a volume which is part of a flashcopy mapping. This restriction should be removed.
about 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 3 Not under consideration

Storwize tape target

Ability to enable tape target mode on Storwize.Today, VTL are very common and IBM has discontinued its Protectier solution. Now that Storwize can do compression and deduplication, we could technically add tape target mode code on Storwize and enab...
about 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Spectrum Virtualize FlashCopy bitmap with Spectrum Copy Data Management

When using Spectrum Virtualize in conjunction with IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management, if the flashcopy bitmap capacity fills, the Spectrum Virtualize instance will warmstart a node without warning. Spectrum Copy Data Management orchestrates the sc...
about 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

Allow Superuser to configure vdisk_protection_enabled

Please allow user "Superuser" only to configure/modify the attribute "vdisk_protection_enabled" parameter.
about 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Flexibility to connect SVC for Public CLoud to any Cloud Provider

In the SVC User Group, we had a conversation with Michelle. In working for the Federal Government, we have franchise customers who have a desire to decide their own Cloud provider, but then utilize us to provision and configure storage for them. W...
about 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Need to shorten disruptive time when reconfiguring nodes

System : IBM Storwize seriesActor : User needs to improve I/O wait time during Storwize microcode (SVC code) upgrading. When concurrent SVC code upgrading on Storwize storage series, we need to "reconfigure" a node to the cluster after code update...
about 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

VMware VVols support on Data Reduction Pools

Nowadays VMware VVols could be used in any IT environment worldwide.
about 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Spectrum Virtualize/Storwize /Flash need more notification options

The Spectrum Virtualize code (and related systems) allow email addresses to have combinations of notification emails sent (inventory, info, warning, and error). At least as of FlashSystems version 1.5.1.2, a new restriction is being enforced. Atte...
about 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

SVC/Storwize doesn't generate errors on certain conditions that are serious problems

Certain types of errors on the SVC and Storwize family of products that represent an actual problem with the system are flagged as warnings. Among these are error 1138, which represents an external loss of power. This is an event that warrants cus...
about 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 3 Not under consideration