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Add NDMP Plugin Functionality for Spectrum Scale File System Backup

Since Spectrum Scale Cluster 5.1.1 containing ESS3000 nodes can hold billions of files in a file system, its a must feature to come up with NDMP plugin in the Spectrum Scale for backup purpose to speed up the backup performance. Backing up files d...
over 3 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 0 Not under consideration

Support for additional third-party filers

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

modify hostname for SYSLOG

Our syslog management have to get logs with a specific source name. We want to pu a personalized source name instead of the default of LinuxServer @ Adresse_SerialNumber_
over 3 years ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 6 Future consideration

Add support for Subject Alternate Name in certificate request through the GUI.

Chrome 58 and above now checks for the presence of the Subject Alternate Name in the certificate. If it isn't found, the certificate is deemed to be insecure or broken. The new GUI certificate request feature should ask the user for the SAN name d...
over 6 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 2 Not under consideration

Make mmsdrrestore command able to restore Zimon configuration files

The files /opt/IBM/zimon/ZIMonCollector.cfg and /opt/IBM/zimon/ZIMonSensors.cfg are needed for the pmcollector and pmsensors daemons.When a node is re-installed we use the mmsdrrestore command to restore the GPFS node configuration. Unfortunately ...
over 6 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 2 Not under consideration

Storing File Permission and ACL on LTFS

Because of our security requirement we want to store the file and acl permissions, owner and group info already for the files that are migrated to tape with spectrum archive.
over 5 years ago in IBM Storage Archive 0 Future consideration

Allow filespace deletion for non-replicated nodes without blocking replication stgrule execution

Currently, a replication storage rule fails when a delete filespace is already running. The following messages is issued: ANR1079E Storage rule REPLICATION did not start a tiering process because a DELETE FILESPACE operation is in progress. I can ...
about 1 year ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Under review

Improvement of usability by implementing a HOST command in dsmadmc

By using a HOST command or special character, commands can be issued at operating system level and you do not have to log out of dsmadmc.
about 1 year ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 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...
about 2 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Is a defect

Add query volume for NDMP snapmirror backup

Add a query volume option for BACKUP NODE TYPE=SNAPMirror Sample: QUERY BACKUP NODE [node] TYPE=SNAPMirror This would simply the backup for backup operators without access to the NetApp filer. The workaround "BACKUP NODE cluster1node1 TOC=No TYPE=...
over 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Future consideration