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granular user roles for CSM

We need a possibility to create custom roles in CSM.Within these roles we would like to define what tasks are available for the users.For instant a user who can resync the HA relationship after an IPL. Or a user who can trigger a hyperswap and Sta...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Certificate update message comes up

Following manual operation is required when "ANS1695E The certificate is not valid" as such. It is required to import Spectrum Protect server certificate (cert256.arm) and run dsmcert command to import it. If the backup archive client or dsmadmc ...
over 2 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Future consideration

Flashsystem 7200 expansion enclosure NVME

The expansion enclosures of the flashsystem 7200 do not support NVME. All government agency procurement processes are requesting and we are taking a beating from Dell, Purestorage and Huawey. We need to fix this or we will no longer sell to govern...
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Allow Multiple MGM sessions per LSS

Please allow us to split LSS device ranges into multiple MGM sessions. Devices on a LSS could still be contiguous per session, but would like to split those between sessions.
over 3 years ago in IBM DS8000 2 Not under consideration

Multiple Flashcopies per volume set.

Allow multiple Flashcopies to be taken that aren't directly tied to a set of volumes at Flashcopy point and time. Take the Flashcopy and use space from the storage pool, allow for multiple copies to exist for each replication session.
over 3 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Future consideration

Flashcopy - restart or reset Flashcopy to original date/time

Flashcopy currently is a one and done function. It would be useful to have the ability to start over or reset a Flashcopy to it's original point and time. For example take a flash copy on Day 1 at noon, run your DR exercise, application test, vend...
over 3 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Future consideration

TSM API for IBMi

The TSM API is no longer supported on an IBMi. During our upgrade to V7.1 we opened a PMR because we had a question/problem but the PMR was closed with a resolution that the API is not supported.We implemented an IBMi to TSM solution as a logical ...
over 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / TSM for System Back-up and Recovery 1 Not under consideration

Certify the SAS HBA "Adaptec Smart Storage PQI SAS / HP Smart Array P408e-p SR Gen10" for LTFS

Our environment: Server Model: HP ProLiant DL380 Gen10 OS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 (Oopta) LTFS Version: ltfssde-2.4.5.1-10503.x86_64 Tape Library Model: IBM TS4300 Product ID: 3575-TL Firmware Version: 1.6.0.0-A00 SAS HBA Model: Adaptec Smar...
about 1 year ago in Linear Tape-Open 1 Not under consideration

VADP Proxy load statistics dashboard

Add dashboard that shows load per per proxy (and # of tasks executed) per exectured SLA. Provide more system performance info; Are all proxy's used?, are proxys rightly scaled? are all jobs active etc.
about 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Not under consideration

Consider fiber channel port speed as attribute for alerting creation

Consider fiber channel actual and capable port speed as port attribute for alerting creation
over 2 years ago in IBM Storage Insights 0 Future consideration