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IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem

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Client would like to see value similar to what is posted on Storage Insights (SI) and Spectrum Control (SC) in the GUI

Client would like to see value similar to what is posted on Storage Insights (SI) and Spectrum Control (SC) in the GUI - This is creating lots of confusion when they ask why values are not showing similarity and why there is big differences in val...
12 months ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 3 Planned for future release

Realization of FlashCopy restore(reverse FlashCopy) while keeping 3-site HyperSwap relationships

One limitation at this time is that the 3-site HyperSwap relationship must be deleted to perform a reverse FlashCopy, in which case the 3-site HS is reconfigured to cause an initial copy. Reverse FlashCopy are used as one of the normal operationa...
about 1 year ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Planned for future release

FlashSystem code and drive firmware upgrade

Join the code and firmware upgrade in one process with an option to complete the drive post of prior to the code upgrade is a good idea even where there are nothing to upgrade. Making the firmware is part of the code upgrade is something make the ...
about 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Planned for future release

Storwize to allow CSV export of volume list from UI

Some of the screens in the Storwize UI allow the contents to be downloaded into a CSV file. Not all screens do. This should be a consistent feature on all screens.
about 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Planned for future release

SVC to allow more than 4 remote partnerships

In current situation an SVC cluster can only have 3 Remote Copy partnerships. Proposed resolution: Enlarge the number of RC partnerships Business impact: RC connection between more than 4 SVCs
about 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Planned for future release

support volume groups in ownership groups

When using ownership groups to fence off volumes/vdisks and the associated hosts and mappings there's currently no support for volume groups which are in turn required to use policy-based replication for such vdisks. As we want to replicate vdisks...
6 months ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Planned for future release

We need the ability to convert a Thin Clone recovery into a Full Clone recovery.

While a Thin Clone is desired for testing of a snapshot recovery, a successful validation requires a second recovery of the snapshot in order to obtain volumes not dependent on the source volumes. Without removing the dependencies, volumes with de...
12 months ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Planned for future release

Update CopyOperator role in IBM Spectrum Virtualize

IBM SVC v8.2.1.9IBM CSM v6.2.8 >Trying to execute CSM FlashCopy sessions to SVC controllers and CSMSERVICE account needs 'Administrator' role access as the 'CopyOperator' privelidges are insufficent. > Unfortunately the 'CopyOperator' group ...
over 4 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Planned for future release

Integrate recommended Storwize multipath settings into Linux multipath defaults

Update the default multipath settings applied to any 2145 devices attached to a linux system to match the recommended settings advised by IBM IBM Storwize is the only storage type currently in this organisation where the vendor recommended setting...
over 4 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Planned for future release

SVC - Cron Backup control over scheduling

SVC Cron backup runs at the same time but collides with other workload processes. Would like to be able to update the backup to a better time frame within out envrionment to reduce impact and ensure backup failures do not occur as we have seem
almost 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Planned for future release