IBM System Storage Ideas Portal


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    configure SP API so that traffic uses client-side encryption without an explicit call from the API client

    Customers require the ability to secure data from storage protect/spectrum protect server administrative staff. Currently, this can only be done by enabling client-side encryption. For API clients, encryption is only enabled if the client software...
    over 2 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Future consideration

    Automatic Reclaim for VMWare Volumes in Standard Pools

    • Thick at host• Thin at storage• Space reclamation is not working on Standalone Storage Affects multiple clients; results in manual re-thinning (which is significant work) needed for accurate billing. This works automatically for virtualized pool...
    about 4 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Future consideration

    Add more Debug Tools in DS8xxx to implement Data At Rest

    When trying to implement Data At Rest encryption, we got several problems to establish communication with the key servers. On DS8xxx side (which is the client in the relation), messages for debugging are not really explicit. On Key Server side, no...
    about 2 years ago in IBM DS8000 0 Future consideration

    Adding options to loading DSCLI(DS Command Line Interface)

    Loading the DSCLI code from Windows/IBM i requires Java 8 or newer plus using the ftp protocol. When the company has removed the use of Oracle Java and replace with another version of Java for the company to use, Second, company has block the use ...
    over 1 year ago in IBM DS8000 5 Future consideration

    [Copy] Open AOS for TS4500 and TS770 via TSSC REST API Call

    (I have opened this case in the TS4500 product area because I cannot select the TSSC (TS3000) in the product area in the IDEAS portal) We want to open AOS (Assist on Site) access via a REST API call to automate and speed up internal processes. The...
    about 1 year ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 3 Future consideration

    REST-API request for managing certificates

    The creation, renewal and deletion of server certificates on devices is a manual process that has to be done through the GUI. The management of this can be a lot when dealing with multiple machines and requires a reboot. In the future if, for comp...
    about 1 year ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library 0 Future consideration

    CES Auth - SSSD

    All clients using Windows system connecting to Scale cluster export services with Kerberos through Samba. Allow user-defined nsswitch configuration for spectrum scale
    over 3 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 0 Future consideration

    Being able to define an IP white listing to access the Defender Services DMS and DRS

    DMS and DRS are SaaS based services which are widely accessible from the Internet. Although there are strong authentication, MFA and other security mechanism controlling the access, some clients are requesting the possibility to restrict access to...
    over 1 year ago in Storage Defender Data Resiliency Service (DRS) 1 Future consideration

    can not use Spectrum protect over san in ERP Database

    We was working with AIX os and use Spectrum protect to backup the ERP Database on it using Oversan We moved the production server to SUSE enterprise 15 , but now the problem as in the case that over san is not supported with suse 15, and it is urg...
    about 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for ERP 1 Future consideration

    IO Performance Reporting/Tracking of Specific Applications / HPC Jobs

    Add the ability to provide application / job specific performance monitoring and reporting (mmperfmon and GUI). Many HPC customers would like the ability to trace IOs from the filesystem perspective with the granularity of the application/job. Thi...
    about 3 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 1 Future consideration

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