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    Global Copy pacing

    We would like to be able to pace Global Copy so that we can make sure it does not cause any performance degradation on target DS8. So far, only a poke is available, not manageable from client. Suggestion is: a setting, editable through DSCLI, whic...
    over 3 years ago in IBM DS8000 0 Needs more information

    Include frame and drive S/Ns in system summary csv download

    There is no single place to get the full list of S/Ns of frames AND drives for an installed library. The system summary csv file contains a lot of useful information including frames and drives, but not their S/Ns. This would be very helpful in ME...
    over 1 year ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library 1 Not under consideration

    Allow more than 1 IBM Storage Insights instance to monitor IBM Storage devices using Call Home with Cloud services

    There are companies that provide data hosting services that manage IBM storage devices for other companies, and there are times both companies want to monitor the device using IBM Storage Insights. If both the company that use the device and the c...
    over 1 year ago in IBM Storage Insights 1 Future consideration

    provide SPP micro-agent installation packages

    Customer organization has separation of responsibilities such that pushing micro-agents (specifically file-level indexing micro-agent) is onerous and time consuming. In similar cases in their organization, an agent installation package (including ...
    about 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

    CSM FCM show incorrect CylinderCount on EAVs with more than 999999 Cyl

    CSM FCM (FlashCopyManager) does not show the correct Cylinder count in case of using EAV Volumes with more than 999,999 Cyls. FCM truncates first digit For me this is a defect and should be solved on PMR basis. IBM told me to open RFE.I hope, this...
    almost 7 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Future consideration

    Web based Blue-print document for Spectrum protect /plus

    We are using Blue-Print document to configure our environment for Spectrum protect / plus. This is document and many times it gets ignored by customers to configure their environment. It is important to refer blue-Print document before sizing / co...
    about 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Future consideration

    Provide OC / SP error that will notify us when server instance crash or hang

    Is there an OC / SP error that will notify us when dsmserv is down (db2 is either down or up) and, notify us when an instance appears to be hung? IF that can be produced later on that would be a great advantage to keep administrators ahead with an...
    about 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Operations Center) 1 Future consideration

    SI to Show Expert Care Capacity Licensing in Portal in Addition to Existing Previous Subscription Models

    With the change to SI capacity for DS8's being included as part of Expert Care entitlements instead of as a separate subscription, the Storage Insights portal currently will only still show just the licensed capacity for the older style subscripti...
    over 2 years ago in IBM Storage Insights 1 Future consideration

    Add ability to suppress ANS1115W ( File skipped due to exclude ) message

    SITUATION1. TSM allows the exclusion of files and folders from its backup regime.2. At present, TSM will produce error messages for files/filders skipped due to the configuration.3. The messages are classed as 'warning' even though this is clearly...
    about 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

    Separate expiration of decommissioned nodes

    When having many decommissioned nodes the expire inventory process tend to run for a very long time (more then 24 hrs). This upset the normal housholding tasks in administrative schedules. Suggest expiration of decommissioned nodes are run in a se...
    almost 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

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