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    Lessen Spectrum Scale CNSA's pods dependency on running as super user (root)

    Today as of Scale version 5.1.1.4, some of the Container Native Storage Access (CNSA) containers for running Scale on Openshift have the need to run as super-user (root). Although it's understandable from the multi-decade history of Scale itself a...
    about 4 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 0 Future consideration

    Manage instances eligible with the automatic deployment on OC

    System: Product Spectrum ProtectActor: User needing new feature We would like to manage instances eligible with the automatic deployment on OC.As we have several instances and some with data retention licences.We would like to exclude them from th...
    about 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Operations Center) 1 Future consideration

    Data Protect: Logos and EULA indicate Cohesity

    For Data Protect, logos and EULA still say Cohesity-. This could be confusing to customers.
    about 2 years ago in IBM Storage Data Management Service (DMS) 0 Not under consideration

    Data Management Service: would like to see cluster claim simplified and multi-platform

    The process for claiming a cluster to the DMS portal needs to be simplified and multi-platform. Windows users without Windows Subsystem for Linux installed would have no way of claiming a cluster.
    about 2 years ago in Defender Data Protect/Replica 0

    Add the Persisent option for the practice FC (H3-I3 role pair) in CSM session.

    The MM-GM with practice session is missing the Persistent option for the H3-I3 FC role pair (I suppose the other session with practice are missing the option too). This is useful if H3 volumes are space efficient, the FC relation should be persist...
    about 2 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Needs more information

    Add ability to restore drives over original location

    Customer would like to have the option to restore a drive directly over the original drive. Currently the only option is to restore the drive and have it mounted along side the original drive.
    over 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

    Exclude VMs from Sources Protected number.

    If I tag a VM with something like ‘no_backup' or just don't include it in an SLA it is still counted in the total number of VMs protected. There are some VMs (desktops, Citrix, Web, etc) where you may have a single configuration server and then ma...
    over 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

    Shorten the pending IO time to 5-30s during node expel

    When node in ECE cluster was expelled from cluster, the IO pending time is long as 1-3 minutes. Some of applications failure due to long pending time,especial to OLTP or AI training jobs. Competitors which using traditional dual-controllers mode c...
    about 2 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 2 Future consideration

    TSSC level and patches available in 7700 MI

    To simplify the retrieval and management of microcode levels and patches, provide the TSSC microcode and patch information in the Cluster Summary download file of the 7700 MI. This should be very similar to the 7700 microcode and VTD_EXEC level in...
    about 4 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 1 Planned for future release

    CSM To have options in GUI to export and import Web Certificates

    Requesting there to be functionality within the CSM application in order to export and import the web certificates used by the CSM web GUI. I had raised the mentioned PMR to inquire about the process as it was not included in the documentation I c...
    over 7 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

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