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IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM)

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    In non-GM sessions, make the SUSPEND command a two-step process

    For non-GM sessions (Migration and Metro Mirror), make the SUSPEND command not appear in the default list of commands. I would suggest to add a Session Option in the Session Properties which would have to be selected in order for the SUSPEND comma...
    6 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

    Prevent TERMINATE of practice disks if a volume is online

    In a session with practice disks, can you add an option to prevent TERMINATE if at least one of the practice disks is online please ?
    about 1 year ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

    IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) should be differentiate between real HOST-Connections issues vs. a planned shut down from one or more HOST systems.

    Starting with CSM 6.3.10 IBM has introduced his Multi Sysplex Support (feature 87578b). With this feature are several resilience topics addressed to make the tool less prone to incorrect operation. One decision that has been made, for example, is ...
    11 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

    Free space on Flash Copy target devices after a Terminate command

    A FC no-copy relation only copies data if the source has been changed (new data has been written). If the primary device has been fully updated all tracks have been copied to the target device and thoses devices are no more in a FC relationship. W...
    9 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

    This RFE is to request that CSM can perhaps issue the remove LSS session later in the process after soft fence in storage volumes is released

    This RFE will enable development to do code change to resolve CSM issue customer encountered.
    about 2 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

    Associate Multiple Sysplexes on different type of sessions

    Allow to associate multiple sysplexes to one session to support features as Hyperswap for SAS and shared volumes. As implemented in CSM 6.3.10 for 4 sites replication enhanced sessions we would like to be able to associate multiple sysplexes to a ...
    over 1 year ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

    Enhanced CSM Notification with priority and persistence functionality

    Adding the ability to make an alert persistent by selection would allow for some level of prioritization for critical type alerts versus non critical or informational type alerts. Currently the alerts are one shot. The alerts are not redriven at a...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

    z/OS HyperSwap and Concurrent Copy

    After a HyperSwap, the command "Start H2->H1" (Start H1->H2 respectively) will fail if there a active Concurrent Copy Sessions on secondaries (former primaries). CSM will show error IWNR2108E RC 0F13. We know IBM recommends to eliminate any ...
    almost 6 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 2 Future consideration

    Task import/export feature

    It will be helpful to have the ability to export and import schedule tasks. This will facilitate the creation of schedules as well as the ability to copy them to different servers. Currently creating multiple, complex multi task schedule is time c...
    2 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

    Include "Remove Session" command under dual control to secure LCP!!!

    To secure our LCP backup environment
    10 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Future consideration

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