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IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem

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FlashSystem GUI + FCM + SGC --> NO PHYSICAL CAPACITY INFO

In a FS config + FCM drives, working with CSM ans SGC (SafeGuarded Copies).Each SGC reserve 2% of LOGICALcapacity of source volume. But there is not possible to view PHYSICAL CAPACITY information after FCM compression. Virtualize GUI do not show r...
about 2 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Future consideration

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

Spectrum Virtualize v8.2.1.9 'lsfabric' command does not support hostclusters

When tracking host fabric connections to a Spectrum Virtualize controller (especially with multiple IO groups) the command 'lsfabric -host <hostname>' can be used.However our VMWare cluster has 9 hosts, configured within a host cluster.The '...
over 4 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Future consideration

More intelligent Caching

With the DS8000 IBM has several patents and very efficient caching algorithms. This interlectural property should be also available in the SVC
almost 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Backport lsportstats to 8.3.1.x code stream

In the SVC 8.4 code SFP statistics have been made visible via the CLI lsportstats command. We would like to see this backported to the SVC 8.3.1.x code stream which is the current advised code stream by IBM.
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Raising iSER sessions to 1024 per node

PayPal/GoPay purchased some 9200s for a large VMware environment with iSER connectivity, and we hit the 256 session limitation per controller. We desperately need to increase the iSer sessions from 256 to 1024 per controller. The iSER cards are co...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

possibility to influence SVC quorum promotion

We would like to have the possibility to influence on which site the disc quorum will be promoted to active, once all IP quorum are not eligible quorum anymore.
over 1 year ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 4 Not under consideration

Allow DRAID6 to be configured with 2 rebuild areas when using FCMs

A customer is requesting that we allow them to create a DRAID 6 array with 2 rebuild areas when using FCMs . Or allow him the option to have a "hot spare"disk that could jump into the array.
about 2 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

Option to expand past 24 Flash Core Modules with NVMe expansion enclosure

In GTS we have set a All Flash strategy and need the option to expand past the 24 Flash Core Modules to provide high performance Flash with FCM HW compression to give a larger capacity when using the smaller 4.8TB and 9.6 TB FCM.
over 4 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Increased number of concurrent SSH connections and allow us to manage open ssh connections

Allow an increased number of available ssh sessions into an SVC and allow us to terminate or timeout hung or idle connections.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Future consideration

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