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    Automated protection of volhist and key files needed for db recovery in DR type scenario. Could use callhome or replication to protect volhist, devconfig, dsmserv.opt, cert.kbd , cert.sth files etc,

    It would allow admins better restore db options in case of real disaster. At moment, volhist can be backed up, but is down to admin to choose how many copies and what locations. Many customers use just one location, and normally local disk. Many t...
    2 months ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Submitted

    Single virtual S3 endopoint for Multi-Site IBM Storage Deep Archive

    Within a Storage Deep Archive architecture deployed across multiple geographically separate sites, S3 clients should be able to access the service through a single resilient logical endpoint, regardless of which physical site is active. In the cur...
    4 months ago in IBM Storage Deep Archive 0 Submitted

    Enable custom certificates for Storage Scale CNSA GUI on OpenShift

    We have to secure all Web GUIs with custom certificates from our In House CA. In detail we need the ibm-spectrum-scale-gui route from the ibm-spectrum-scale namespace to be secured by a custom certificate.
    7 months ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 0 Future consideration

    Possibility to update components in Storage Protect software independant

    As the amount of security issues of components that are included in Storage Protect software (for example Java and DB2 in Storage Protect Server, log4j in Storage Protect Client or TDP4VE) is massivly rising we would ask that you check if these co...
    about 1 month ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Submitted

    Direct Connection two Flashsystem without 'planned' error

    Hi IBM, Direct cabling of two FlashSystem devices over Ethernet for PbHA results in a degraded partnership and Error 880. And even if it is supported, it’s difficult to explain to a customer, and it can lead to overlooking actual partnership error...
    2 months ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Future consideration

    add a DMS portal for GEOs other than AWS-US.

    The DMS portal of Defender is currently only available in AWS-US. For customers in Europe that have to deal with DORA, NIS2, GDPR and other topics find it hard or impossible to accept a critical application running outside of EU. Please roll-out a...
    over 2 years ago in Storage Defender Data Resiliency Service (DRS) 3 Planned for future release

    Improve how to change volume population rate

    If the rate for a volume population should get changed (default 2 MB/s) it is required at first to display the "populating_mapping_id" using "lsvolumepopulation -showhidden". Then this "populating_mapping_id" must be used with the command "chfcmap...
    8 months ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Future consideration

    Add an option to the Backup Object Manager (backom) Online full restore command to restore both data and log files together, ensuring rollforward succeeds

    Current Behaviour: The Backup Object Manager (backom) full restore command is restoring only datafiles, which causes the rollforward operation to fail. Risk: Logs must be extracted separately, and this process will take as long as performing a ful...
    5 months ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for ERP 0 Submitted

    Allow dynamic addition and removal of WWPNs for hosts assigned to PBHA storage partitions

    IBM FlashSystem currently does not allow administrators to add or remove host ports/WWPNs when the host is assigned to a storage partition used with Policy-Based High Availability (PBHA). This limitation creates a significant operational risk in p...
    2 months ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Under review

    Device‑less FlashCopy at Volume Level

    Introduce the ability to create FlashCopy backups at the volume level without requiring pre‑allocated physical target devices. This device‑less FlashCopy capability would function similarly to Safeguarded Copy, where no physical storage is consume...
    6 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

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