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Backup Session Bandwidth Throttling

I would like to have a TSM backup client option that sets the maximum bandwidth that the session is allowed to use. Would like to have the option available for Windows and Linux clients.
over 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 0 Not under consideration

SPP File Restore GUI/Wizard

The steps for the VM FileRestore are not clear and simple enough according to the client.In a restore situation (always associated with stress), the customer has to know or consider too many things in order to perform the file restore. For example...
almost 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

TS7760T with a problematic PVOL requires SSR intervention to go ROR. Request is to change this behavior to mitigate interve

The problem to be discussed:a) Reclaim of a non-exported, not-properly-ejected, physically damaged tape should have been easier to do in a multi-cluster grid, in the scenario DTNA experienced.b) Reclaim of offsite tapes should not have been impact...
almost 6 years ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 1 Future consideration

TS7700 - Validate export media

Validation of data (logical volume) in the physical media.
almost 5 years ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 1 Not under consideration

To Improve Communication Between Spectrum Protect Server (on Windows Platform) and VTL (Fujitsu Eternus CS)

1. There is no option to define control path failover for medium changer (or timeout value for this), so whenever there is VLP failover in VTL or even small connection break, TSM immediately reports Library is not accessible and if we have volumes...
12 months ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Under review

Support for additional third-party filers

SI has fairly limited support for third-party filers.
almost 2 years ago in IBM Storage Insights 4 Not under consideration

dsmc incre generated ANS4005E failure for /etc/adsm/tsmpswd.lck, it should be added into the auto exclude list

dsmc incr generates the following message:ANS1228E Sending of object '/etc/adsm/tsmpswd.lck' failed.ANS4005E Error processing '/etc/adsm/tsmpswd.lck': file not found This file is generated a during the client backup. Client expects no error messag...
almost 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Planned for future release

event filtering function on snmp trap in ESS

In ESS/Spectrum Scale GUI, there isn't any option to select the Severity of SNMP event message.
almost 5 years ago in Storage Scale System 1 Not under consideration

Refresh States function should function when devices are in severe status

During a recent issue where CSM lost access to the underlying DASD (due to a warmstart), it marked some of the replicated devices in a Severe state. That state never changed, even after issuing a 'Refresh States' command. You can submit a START or...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Is a defect

RC=12 is not required for successful processing.

When the IBM Spectrum Protect backup/archive client detects that a self-signed digital certificate has expired, the expiration date is updated, but RC=12 is returned and "ANS1579E" is recorded.The process is successful and I would like RC=0 to be ...
almost 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Is a defect

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