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    Ganesha - Event 1 could not be processed for fd 5 rc I/O error , report the client that abuse the Ganesha, monitor that error and have action

    When Ganesha server hit this error - the NFS server just hang , there is no ip failover, or restart of the NFS server: epoch 001103c9 : gpfs.ganesha.nfsd-1492239[fsal_up_0.48] GPFSFSAL_UP_Thread :FSAL_UP :WARN :Event 1 could not be processed for f...
    over 2 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 2 Is a defect

    Storage Insights Ability to Import a list of Departments and applications by CSV

    Our customer is requesting the ability to import Departments and applications via a CSV import mechanism
    over 5 years ago in IBM Storage Insights 0 Future consideration

    Spectrum Protect Plus GUI national language support

    Request for SPP GUI in Japanese.
    over 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Planned for future release

    Reporting capacity in a clustered environment is challenge.

    Today we have an option to select several hosts and click merge host but this is a timing consuming, manual process in a large shop. We need a better option to recognize hosts that are in a clustered relationship. Looking at hosts that can see the...
    almost 5 years ago in IBM Storage Insights 1 Future consideration

    SpVirt GUI: option to set the refresh period of webpages

    gui : option to set the refresh period of webpages, as it is automatic now and rather short.
    over 3 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Is a defect

    TSM_Daily_Operations_Report not showing daily logical backup size

    TSM_Daily_Operations_Report not showing daily logical backup size on TSM Operation Report. on page nameData Protection CLIENT BACKUPS WITH THE MOST DATA Over the past 24 hSize0.0 B
    almost 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Operations Center) 1 Future consideration

    DS8K Metromirror Recovery Method

    In order to quickly recovery a metromirror relationship (at 800KM) the copy sets had to be switched to Global Copy Mode and then Switched back once resynched. This should not be an undocumented recovery method. This should be automatic behavior fr...
    about 4 years ago in IBM DS8000 0 Not under consideration

    A new policy update from BA client .optfile that does not allow overwrite a management class from BA client.

    A server admin can update the .optfile from BA client by human error causing an overwrite of a management class at Spectrum Protect server, that is causing unexpected expiration of backups. For example, a configuration mistake pointing the .optfil...
    about 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 3 Future consideration

    rc.dsmcad RC script should be able to stop individual dsmcad processes

    TSM for VE datamover server requires multiple dsmcad RC scripts.The TSM for VE installation manual descripts how to copy the rc.dsmcad script into /etc/init.d and name it something different and how to change the export statements.The service comm...
    almost 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 5 Not under consideration

    Let BA client access replicated data when dissimilar policies are on

    I work for a BP, long term working with ADSM and TSM (started when I was IBM) and now with SP. I always tried to keep informed about new features and this time we found a customer interested to REPLICATION to protect data and extend retention with...
    almost 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

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