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IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem

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AIX v7.3 support for IBM Virtual Storage Center

We would like to request development team to commit to support the above connections by end of Jan 2022. #1; AIX v7.3 and VSC 5.4.x or later (Spectrum Control support OS)#2; AIX v7.3 and Copy Service Manager v6.3.x or later#3; AIX v7.3 and SVC v8....
about 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

Spectrum Virtualize GUI resizable fields

Since redesign of the GUI in 7.6 (could also be in 7.5 but we did skip that release) a number of fields cannot be resized anymore. This is very frustrating for our storage administrators as they have to pick items on random and see if this is the ...
over 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Delivered

Replicated volume expansion without deleting relationship

We need the ability to expand volumes with a Metro Mirror remote copy without deleting the relationship between the volume and its copy. Deleting and re-creating this relationship every time there is the need to expand a volume poses a risk to the...
about 12 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 3 Delivered

Spectrum Virtualize Storage - Preferred node alignment for FlashCopy volumes with source volume

System: IBM Flash 9150Actor: Storage system enforce best practice When creating FlashCopy or Remote copy w/Change volumes relationships, this does not enforce the FlashCopy volume or Change Volume to be placed on the same preferred node as the sou...
over 5 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

A new feature called 'Fast Format' in SVC Code 7.5 level

A new feature called 'Fast Format' has been introduced in the SVC 7.5 level of code. This sets the 'format' option of new volumes on by default.During the time the volumes is formatting, the volume can still beaccessed by a host system. But for a ...
almost 9 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

make comprestimator available as an SVC internal command

Please can you internalise the 'comprestimator' functionality as a command within the SVC
over 12 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 8 Delivered

SVC management GUI does not select the config node by default

When we open the SVC management GUI and go to the screen named “Download Support Package” (where we can view or create support logs), the GUI has pre-selected a view that shows a list of available files. Usually the SVC node that is selected for v...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

Multiple callhomes on a single device failure open new PMRs each alert

Title: Multiple callhomes on a single device failure open new PMRs each alertTCC Client Owner: Jason Robinson, TysonPriority: HighProblem description: Multiple callhomes on a single device failure open new PMRs each alert. The process should assoc...
about 8 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

EasyTier Tiers and Drive Classification is Manual

In Spectrum Virtualize Tier Classification of managed backend storage devices is manual. This results in numerous seemingly random performance impacts as EasyTier functionality migrates data to and from mis-classifed drives.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

Send auditentries and events to syslog for SVC

Today the SVC will only send events to remote syslog. We need to send every entry to the audit log to a remote syslog server.
over 8 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered