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TDP for VE backup exclude files

We have a Windows VM ware which having SQL database . We have scheduled the SQl backups through TDP for SQL and snapshot backup through TDP for VE(It's a client requirement ) So here we are facing an issue that Snapshot backup is taking the databa...
almost 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 0 Not under consideration

TSMVE unable to backup VMs at highest parent folder level

Issue in scheduling backups using VSphere protection using TSMVE, where the VMware enviroment is setup as VCloud Director. As the setup for VMWare is VCD, each folder in VSphere represents a unique customer organization with long names having UUID...
almost 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 1 Not under consideration

Extend delete filespace command to provide ability for multiple filespace deletion

Provide an extension to delete filespace command to specify multiple comma separated filespace names or filespace id's and/or an option to excliude filespaces (e.g. like "delete filespace <nodename> * exclude.fs=<fs.anme or fs.id>").
almost 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Not under consideration

Better Support for Windows Server Failover Clusters with Asymmetric Storage

Support for asymmetric storage configurations with Windows Server Failover Clusters (WSFC) was added to Windows Server 2008 with hotfix KB976097 and is available with RTM versions of Windows Server 2012, 2012R2 and 2016. SQL Server 2014 AlwaysON a...
almost 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 0 Not under consideration

TDPOCONF - provide option for password command

Provide an option for tdpoconf password command to specify current and new password like:tdpoconf password -tdpo_optfile=<tdpo_optfile.opt> -currentpw=<currentpw> -newpw=<newpw>
almost 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 2 Not under consideration

Spectrum Protect Monitoring/Reporting 7.1.3 IE11 support

Spectrum Protect (TSM) Monitoring/Reporting 7.1.3 requires IE8 or IE9 browsers. Microsoft, and my employer, are now supporting only IE11/Edge. The request is to update the software to provide a modern browser support point.
about 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Reporting and Monitoring) 0 Not under consideration

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The link below does not show compatibility between TSM for Linux with Dell PoweVault TL2000.http://www-01.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/IBM_TSM_Supported_Devices_for_Linux.html
about 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Not under consideration

Help text in linux client

The online Help text in the Linux BA client refers to OS/2. tsm> help 4023ANS4023E Error processing 'filespace namepath-namefile-name': file input/output error Explanation:An error was found while reading from or writing to the file. System act...
about 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 0 Not under consideration

restore a merge replicated publisher database

Hello, i have restored with legacy backup a merge replicated publisher database.Than i saw, that the replication - Tables like "MSmerge_conflicts_info" wasn't restored.The Transact-SQL command "restore" (see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en- us/libra...
about 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 0 Not under consideration

Enhancement of Data Protection for SAP HANA setup script

Hello, after installing data protection client for HANA v7.1.3.1 it is required to run following configuration script: /opt/tivoli/tsm/tdp_hana/setup.sh Script generates initSID.utl file, creates the "TSM" HDBKEYSTORE key and verifies the password...
about 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for ERP 0 Not under consideration

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