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Storage Protect Family

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ENCRYPTIONType AES256 can be reduced to AES128 with a client option set

Extend the client option srvoptsetencryptiondisabled that even the encryptiontype can't be overruled with a client options set.
about 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Is a defect

Incluir a possibilidade de desativar a vizualização no actlog de algumas mensagens.

O actlog é uma ferramente importante para a administração do sistema, porem em alguns casos a quantidade de informaçẽs que ali são exibidas dificultam a utilização do mesmo para monitorar e diganosticar algumas taregas e eventos. Sugiro a opação d...
over 1 year ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Future consideration

Fix issue causing DRM volumes to be checked out without being updated in DRM

It is difficult to word a requested problem fix as an RFE, but that is what I've been asked by support to do, so here is my best effort. Use of the “Wait” parameter of the BACKUP STGPOOL command is currently the best option to ensure that disk sto...
about 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Planned for future release

Add Direct Access Recovery (DAR) at the directory level for NDMP restores so TSM does not have to scan every backup tape.

See http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21223572 IBM needs to add support for Direct Access Recovery (DAR) at the directory level for NDMP restores. DAR support exists at the file level. The DAR would allow Tivoli Storage Manager serv...
about 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Not under consideration

Eliminate duplicates in replication setup once valid copy exists on replication target server

Successfull replication of data should be considered a valid copy (just as BACKUP STGPOOL to a copy pool) when running IDENTIFY DUPLICATES and DEDUPREQUIRESBACKUP is set to yes.
over 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Change nodenames for SP for Hyper-V during installation

Please make it possible to be able to change nodenames for the Hyper-V nodes when installing Spectrum Protect for Hyper-V
about 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 3 Future consideration

Missing Error messages when silent installation of Spectrum Protect for VE Recovery Agent fails

After installing successful the datamover in silent mode with this command: spinstall.exe ISFeatureInstall=Client,TSM4VE /silent ComponentsToInstallBa=BackupArchiveGUI,BackupArchiveWeb,Api64Runtime ComponentsToInstallVe=LAP,TSMLicence,documents SU...
over 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 1 Not under consideration

SCDM notify on failure only

SCDM should have an option to send notification emails on job failures only instead of for every result. I don't really need an email for a successful job.
about 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

SCDM should support daylight savings time

SCDM should support daylight savings time
about 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

Have the ability to choose the backup node in oracle

Spectrum protect plus does not currently have the ability to choose the preferred node for backups in the case of oracles like in the exchange for example, and we have this in question for some customers, who do not want to change in oracle
over 1 year ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

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