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    The file cataloging function does not support dynamic disks

    Need to have a file cataloging function that support dynamic disk.
    almost 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

    Show various command line options and/or help options for dsmserv using -h or --help flag

    The proposal is provide -h or --help option for storage protect server command line. Storage Protect Server can be started with various options. Currently the user has to go through SP documentation to know these options, as the command line does ...
    almost 2 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

    support pools of varying block sizes in a single filesystem (as well as > 32 subblocks)

    Support differing block sizes for different pools within a given filesystem (allowing for >32 subblocks on new pools created within existing filesystems created prior to scale 5.0).
    about 8 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 2 Not under consideration

    Tagging Node and Data

    We see more and more situations where specific nodes or filespaces need to have different functions such Retention Set, Replication to multiple servers or protect to tape and this is a big hazel to mange where we have try both with Node Groups, de...
    about 1 year ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Under review

    Using an external Key Management System for ISP Client encrytion

    At the moment there is no possibility to connect an external key management system for the ISP client encryption. The key is either generated automatically by the ISP server or has to be entered manually. We need a posibility to connect the ISP Cl...
    almost 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Future consideration

    CES NFS - restrict NFS exports to a CES group

    Following limitation for NFS exports is in place (see A8.9 in Q&A section Spectrum Scale 5.1.2): If a file system that was previously exported successfully by NFS on a CES node becomes unavailable, the NFS daemon exits and the CES node becomes...
    over 3 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 0 Future consideration

    Feature Enhancement to support multiple infiniband partition key

    Increase security against eavesdropping by limiting the access to resources using infiniband partition so cross talk and malicious attacks can be eliminate
    over 2 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 0 Future consideration

    To fix the the Container storagepool mismatch utilization issue

    Protect: IBM Spectrum Protect (Server)Environment: Banking Issue statement: Backups started failing with 'out of space' issue even-though the Container stgpool utilization was just showing 61%. When checked from 'show sdpool' we could see there wa...
    about 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Future consideration

    CSM CSM/FCMGR should implemented support of ALL supported MSS

    MSS 3 war introduced 5 year ago (with z13) Page 20 and 21: https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg248260.pdf (Now we are migrating from z14 to z15) IBM Utilities / Programs have implemented MSS 3 support (without RFEs) I'll do RFE if this he...
    over 5 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

    Selectable location for Cloud instance (compliancy with regulations - showstopper to use SI)

    Banking customer requires their Storage Insights instance to be hosted in Europe. If not, they are not allowed to use Storage Insights. Customer would therefore also have to be able to select the location for their instance.
    about 3 years ago in IBM Storage Insights 1 Future consideration

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