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IBM DS8000

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    The result of DSCLI command showckdvol is too slow. Related to TS010511348.

    To find out which SafeGuarded Copy page is used, we need to issue showckdvol commands on each volume. We have many volumes and each order takes a long time (sometimes more than a minute). How to have a better response time on this order? This idea...
    about 3 years ago in IBM DS8000 1 Not under consideration

    Agregate messages on DS8000's HMC. Related to TS010580871.

    On the HMC of DS8000, some messages appear several hundred times (1 message per volume). Would it be possible to combine these messages into a generic message? And to allow them to be seen by unfolding the generic message (example by clicking on +...
    about 3 years ago in IBM DS8000 1 Not under consideration

    Improvement of the DS8000 decommission process

    The embedded DSCLI should support the key management commands.
    about 3 years ago in IBM DS8000 0 Future consideration

    dscli communication with DASD frame - password less

    Currently for a dscli software to connect to a DASD frame, a static user ID & password has to be passed. But to automate procedures using a static password defined in the script is an audit exposure. Also I see we can setup a pwfile making pas...
    about 5 years ago in IBM DS8000 0 Future consideration

    PCIE hardware - Allowing RCL to continue, rather than halt to perform repair (fail drive/replacement) before continuing.

    This would benefit tremendously as a failure then requires coordination and scheduling to complete, which usually puts us outside our scheduled maintenance window with the potential of not getting another window at that time.
    about 3 years ago in IBM DS8000 1 Not under consideration

    DS8K Storage connection to CSM via HMC mode - static password is Audit exposure

    Currently to add a DS8K using HMC connection in CSM, we use a separate ID (admin level) created for this which has static password. We cannot use direct connection. This is an audit risk where we cannot have static passwords. Can an alternate proc...
    over 5 years ago in IBM DS8000 0 Future consideration

    DS8000 WUI LDAP enhancements

    We would like to see anonymous binding capability for LDAP with Microsoft Active Directory (MSAD). Today MSAD LDAP requires a bind ID and Password, which need to be rotated frequently - doing so on 100+ HMCs is not practical and it would also requ...
    over 5 years ago in IBM DS8000 0 Not under consideration

    Usage of DS8000 Client certificate to eliminate stored password within MCDS.

    Usage of DS8000 Client certificate to eliminate stored password within MCDS. We basically looking to eliminate the need to store any Passwords even though it may be encrypted.
    over 5 years ago in IBM DS8000 0 Future consideration

    DS8000 IP Replication Option

    The Home Depot is moving to an IP over Ethernet only WAN. Their network team's direction is to eliminate FC-IP routers which will require storage arrays to be able to replicate natively over IP. This capability will be taken into consideration for...
    over 5 years ago in IBM DS8000 0 Not under consideration

    DS8910F the names of the download files should be customized. As a customer, for example, we would like to have our location

    DS8910F .the names of the download files should be customized. As a customer, for example, we would like to have our location designation included in the file name.This is important for regulatory reasons.
    over 4 years ago in IBM DS8000 1 Not under consideration

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