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IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem

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Alert for AC Power missing on Fs9500

Fs9500 is considered Enterprise Storage. When AC power is missing, IBM service notification is NOT opened. Other Enterprise Storage like A9K and Ds8K are reporting this event. Moreover, even if Fs9500 is equipped with 4 different PSU, since AC pow...
12 months ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 6 Not under consideration

Add product_id to display on gui Pools, Internal storage

I am looking at this site: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/873170 There is nothing there to tie my drives on my FS7300 running 8.5.0.10 to anything on that site. I am trying to use the GUI. I go into Pools, Internal Storage. I even tried to...
about 1 year ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Add command that will display the eta for the full process to bring a drive back into use after its replacement.

In certain cases, you'd like to know the full time all work related to the replacement of a drive will take. For example, we had a major issue, with multiple hw components needing to be replaced. I can't replace the next one, until this drive work...
about 1 year ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Build a possibility to upgrade existing FCM4 arays created by <8.6.2 to the new functionality with ransomware detection

Many customer will install on LTS versions for stability and fast coming PTFs. We will now deliver FCM4 modules with better ransomware detection possibilities. But it will not possible to use this with arrays formatted <8.6.2 , what is a CD ver...
about 1 year ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

Ability to clear HBA port counters from port statistics without reboot

Part of ongoing monitoring, and also as troubleshooting aid after a repair is completed, it would be great to have ability to clear FC HBA port statistics. Note: Counters referred to are the CRC errors, loss of sync, etc which can only be cleared ...
over 1 year ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

How to gracefully stop the IP quorum application on host

Customer raised question :" how to gracefully stop the quorum application and shut that RHEL server down." Presently , we don't have stop command - hence we have to be dependent on host shutdown It will be good idea to add this new functionality "...
over 1 year ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Hyperswap - estimator showing time running with failed communication

It would be nice to have command showing estimated time based on current and historical data transfer for which communication between sites can be broken till free space would be exhaused.
over 1 year ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

If there is a broken or offline canister, make it easier for the offline canister to rejoin the good canister after the offline canister is replaced

Customer had a canister that was replaced. The new canister would not boot. Support had to work with the admin to run the chbootdrive command to update the serial number to the new canister to get things fully working. The request is for an enhanc...
over 1 year ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

command to report version

This idea is specifically CLI related. Currently one has to run "lssystem | grep -i code_ " to get the code level running on IBM Storage Virtualize products. Most other products provide "version" or "ver" or some single word variation to report ve...
over 1 year ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Display information about encryption technology used in GUI & CLI encryption command

Display information about encryption technology used in GUI & in CLI encryption command - which will help customer's cybersecurity team - requested by customer. Check this thread in slack # specv-sme-se = https://ibm-systems-storage.slack.com/...
over 1 year ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration