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IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem

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RFE 99: Standard API for storage array systems (REST)

currently the storwize product line, flashsystem 900, ds8000 series and other array products use disparate command line interfaces which provide only text based output. Providing a standard api with reference including return codes would simplify ...
over 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Delivered

RFE 73: Connect Storwize devices to real time security audit logging and monitoring system

There is a requirement for all devices to connect to an external real time logging and security monitoring system.currently I have to offload the audit log periodically.This is not ideal as it is not real time and is susceptible to log wraparounds...
over 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

Restriction to hardware and number of volumes for data compression on svc & v7000

As a storage administrator, I would prefer there are no limitation of number of volumes I can compress on the svc or the V7000 to make my life much easier. I enable the compression and the only thing I will worry about is convert volumes to compre...
over 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Delivered

Improve ACL on IBM storage - svc, v7000, ds8000, a9000

Improve the access control on storage devices i.e SVC, V7000 to prevent any not ethical attack to the storage infrastructure or increase the level of security and number of groups within the svc or any storage devices.At the moment, there are sing...
over 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Delivered

Replication metrics by LUN or LUN Group

Need the ability to track replication metrics more granular than by the port. Need to see the replication metrics by individual LUN or LUN Grouping for billing purposes.
over 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

Increase the safeguarded copy memory size

Hi, Now Safeguarded copy limit is 2048Mb per IO group. The flashcopies require 1MB of memory for every 2TB of source volume capacity. I have 120 TB data and I need to use 128 retention, 2048 of memory is not enough. Copy limit for IO group must in...
over 2 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

Possibility to create unique SCSI IDs by automatic LUN mappings for a host in an entire SVC cluster

today each IO group in a SVC or storwize system is a unique Storage Device for the hosts, therefore a SCSI ID (LUN) can be doubled for a host in an cluster. Some Hosts have a problem with this behavior, e.g. VMware or you can run into problems if ...
over 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Delivered

Allow monitor role to execute cpdumps command

Problem description: To pull performance stats from non config nodes the cpdumps command is used. Unfortunately users in the Monitor group are not authorized to run this command. The resulting error is "CMMVC6253E The task has failed because the u...
over 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 3 Delivered

Improve filter functionality on remote copy GUI screen for 8.4 and up to match capabilities which are available in code stream 8.3

Up until SVC code 8.3.x there are extensive filtering capabilities on the remote copy GUI screen. this filter also searches the remote copy groups for matching patterns and shows the matching entries including the remote copy consistency group nam...
over 2 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Delivered

SVC dual-power cord UPS unit

Dual power connections "directly" into the SVC node UPS units.
over 12 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Delivered