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IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem

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Increase the number of nodes in a Storwize cluster

Increase the number of nodes in the Storwize cluster. Users want an SVC cluster to have 16-32 nodes.
over 4 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Quality of Service with Service Level Objective

The storage already support QoS in terms of IOPS and Throughput and, I know, QoS is applicable to host, domain, pool, volume, and restricted combinations of these entities. This could be implemented in terms of "Group of Volumes", I mean, this gro...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Future consideration

Allow to expand the size of volumes in a Flashcopy mapping

Currently it is not allowed to expand the size of a volume which is part of a flashcopy mapping. This restriction should be removed.
over 5 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 3 Not under consideration

Encryption Recovery Key Capability for FS9200

Client (Alex Offord) requests an emergency recovery key capability in the event all SKLM servers are unavailable. This capability cannot be USB Based. They wish the capability to be similar to what is provided on DS8K
almost 4 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Planned for future release

Event log enhancements

Enhanced monitor of internal process and better detail on issues. Lack of reporting on critical internal components hinders determination of issues and recovery.
over 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

One hot-spare node for multiple SVC clusters

Some of the customers have multiple SVC clusters, but all the nodes are located at the same two sites. It would be a great enhancement if the hot-spare node would not be bound to one specific cluster but could be bound to multiple clusters. With t...
over 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

1620 callhome event

1620 mdisk group offline did not callhome due to event being and error 2 event.
over 4 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Instructions are not given for how to start IP Quorum on Boot

Stretched (enhanced and HyperSwap) Spec Virt environments, as well as clustered Storwize devices, require an IP Quorum. AIX, Linux, and Windows are supported for this function. However, writing the appropriate startup scripts or service files are ...
over 4 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Planned for future release

Option to select the GUI language to override browser config

Provide the ability of selecting the GUI language rather to override the browser configuration if desired.
almost 5 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Collapse all option desired for GUI Volumes dialog

In the FlashSystem / Storage Virtualize GUI, the Volumes option lists three lines for every primary volume in a HyperSwap configuration. Each primary volume has a 'twistie' to close the secondary line items, but all volumes are expanded on dialog ...
12 months ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

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