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    Need an option to "backup" or "export" custom SQL-reports in "Spectrum Protect Operations Centre"

    Some customers have many custom sql reports in their OC, so we need an convenient option to export or backup those sql-reports either in one single file (like .xml) or export single reports to single files (and consequently are able to import them...
    over 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Operations Center) 1 Future consideration

    Dedup enabled on replication

    The request is for deduplication being enabled when replicating between different vsnap repository
    over 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

    Column heading if " damadmc -COMMAdelimited"

    am startingdsmadmc -TCPSERVERADDRESS=IP -tcpport=1500 -COMMAdelimited -id=MyID -password=(MyPassword) Is there a way to provide reasonable column header. I.e.Protect: TSMUNX04>q stat will provide next output ..... SrvName,,1500,On,Yes,2013.07.2...
    almost 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

    Enable SPP Oracle log backup logging

    While roll forwarding a oracle DB when restoring, the restore suddenly stopped, because a log file was not provided. Unfortunately, in the logs for the log backup to vSnap, you cannot see which log files were backed up and if everything was succes...
    over 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

    SP Operation Center - Enhance View - Storage --> Tape Device

    In the OperationsCenter gui in Storage --> Tape Devices the link to 'Libraries' on the top left is pointing to the same location as the upper link: Storage --> Tape Devices https://servername:11090/oc/gui#tapeIt would make more sense to poin...
    almost 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Operations Center) 1 Future consideration

    Running jobs on an SLA consecutively

    Spectrum Protect Plus allows us to run all jobs on a schedule. When replicating, copying or archiving a backup data we need to set a time to the job.But sometimes backups take more time than usual and in that case replication and/or copy job fails...
    over 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 2 Future consideration

    Trigger email/report when sla run contains failed vms

    If a job that has run contains failed vms, sytem should send out email/report to pre-defined address to report this incident.
    over 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 2 Future consideration

    SP Operations Center Reports in Attached Format

    SP Operations Center Reports in Attached Format
    almost 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Operations Center) 1 Future consideration

    Commands in FS7200 CLI needs more verbosity levels

    In troubleshooting connections and logins, ie inside DNS, LDAP, Proxy, Call Home tests then cli does not give enough information. All the time snaps are needed and then look into those to troubleshoot.
    almost 4 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Future consideration

    selectable DIO/nonDIO-Support on Storagepools

    we are working now in our TSM-Environment with a complete implementation of GPFS as the the filesystem layer for our TSM-Plattfom on AIX and Linux. With the possibility to use many performance function in gpfs we can massively enhance our performa...
    over 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Not under consideration

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