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Storage Protect Family

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Allow Spectrum Protect web GUI to support SSL

After we upgraded SP from version 7.1 to 8.1.3 we lost the possibility to restore NAS filer via web GUI.We need to get back the feature to restore NAS filespaces via web GUI (or if you implement that the thick BA client can do the same operation)....
almost 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 3 Not under consideration

Test SnapDiff with NetApp Infinite Volumes in Cluster mode

We need to have SnapDiff tested in Infinite Volumes on NetApps cluster mode. We currently are using NetApps 7-mode, but are in the process of upgrading these appliances to cluter mode. NetApp documentation states third party SnapDiff works in Infi...
over 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 5 Planned for future release

SSL Config for Spectrum Protect client

SSL Config is tied to TCPS name/ip, and this must match server certificate. A different method of validating the server certificate must be present. Possibilities in the dsm.opt may beSSLCheckFingerprint = FingerprintvalueSSLCheckCommonName=Server...
almost 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 0 Not under consideration

Issues in IBM Spectrum Protect Operation Center Reporting

Using IBM Spectrum Protect Operation Center Version 7.1.8.0 The "At-Risk" does not work on archives. It works solely on backups as is indicated by the message "At Risk" (Policy: A backup did not completeduring the configured status interval (by de...
almost 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Reporting and Monitoring) 0 Not under consideration

Individual file backup/restore of system files in W2K8 and W2012

TSM 6.4 running on Windows 2008 R2 Standard. Effective with Windows Vista and higher (including Windows 2008), files that are identified as "System" files by Windows are automatically excluded from the filesystem backup. The files are backed up on...
over 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

Support for EMC Atmos cloud storage platform

Customer requested support for TSM to use Atmos cloud storage as they are migrating off of EMC Centerra device.
over 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 3 Not under consideration

Keepalive option for Library client mount requests

Require library client sessions to use a keepalive or retry mechanism to keep from being timed out by firewalls. Library client is in one part of the network, library manager is in another, separated by firewall. Security rules insist that a timeo...
over 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Add ability to query virtual disk size at the point of backup from SP client

APAR IT22561 addresses an issue which causes a failed restore of an individual virtual disk to report success, but there are deeper underlying problems here. As per the APAR text, to recover an individual virtual disk virtual disk once it has been...
almost 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 0 Not under consideration

Keep alive packets

I would like the client and server to send and answer keep alive packets on the main restore connection so that stateful firewalls will not time out the connection when the restore takes a long time due to many tape mounts or other reasons. It's o...
over 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / TSM for System Back-up and Recovery 3 Not under consideration

TSM VE Support - include option to specify a DATACENTER in option file

There currently is no include option to specify a DATACENTER. Please add it
over 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 3 Not under consideration

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