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this applies to Spectrum CDM: Show Jobs IDs and SLA Policies IDs in CDM GUI

Client remark: When a user defines in Spectrum CDM GUI a new backup or restore job, and also when a user defines a new "SLA Policy", a unique ID is assigned to the job and a unique ID is assigned to the SLA Policy. Both IDs are used @ storage subs...
over 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 4 Future consideration

Improve ACL management in Spectrum Scale

Currently, ACL management in Scale is overly difficult. For instance, the mmputacl command requires the entire ACL to be reapplied, rather than just having the ability to add, delete, or modify existing entries. Additionally, inheritance does not ...
over 6 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 2 Future consideration

CSM ability for more than two CSM servers in configuration sharing a common database and staying in synch. Active/Active

3. The ability two have more than two Servers actively sharing the same CSM database. As an Active/Active instead of an Active/Standby configuration. The ability to have more than two servers join the same CSM configuration and stay in Synch with ...
over 6 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

CSM Co-existance with lower-level or different level CSM.

2. The ability for CSM software to co-exist with a lower-level or different-level CSM software in a CSM configuration where they are sharing one or the same CSM database.
over 6 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Future consideration

Backing-Out CSM upgrade on DS8K Box.

1. The ability to revert/back-out/uninstall a CSM upgrade on a DS8K machine and reinstate the CSM server software that was just overlaid with the new code.
over 6 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Future consideration

TS7700 Add ability to configure ciphers

User requesting new capability - be allowed to configure ciphers within acceptable cipher set.
over 6 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Future consideration

TS77xx Library Manager search virtual volume add smfid or system name where volume was last used

Currently, when searching the vitual volume via Library Manager or via IP address Management Interface, or when issuing LI REQ,lib-name,LVOL,volser command from z/OS, the information that is received does not include where the last system where th...
over 6 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 1 Future consideration

Ability to Clone/Copy SLA Policy

Add the ability to clone SLAs i.e. keep the retention/schedule/replication/offload settings and just give the option to set a new name
over 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

Node replication based on managementclass or storagepool

Currently node replication can only be issued on a node/filespace basis and backup/archive data. A big global bank has the requirement to replicate all data cross country which are older than 5 years. The data can't be distinguished by filespace o...
over 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 2 Future consideration

Add (Tape) Media livecycle

Add the ability to define a livecycle of a media. This lifecycle should contain a frequency data needs to be moved to a other media and a time a media needs do be disposed. By example, we need to define all tapes of a device class have to be copie...
over 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Future consideration

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