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IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem

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Button/Function in SVC to trigger disc rebalancing via GUI

Customer is requesting a feature implemented within the SVC like a "button", so that the rebalancing of the disks can be triggered from the GUI.
about 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 6 Not under consideration

RFE for Storwize V7000 GUI

Customer could not use GUI to add 900GB 10K mdisks to an existing hybrid pool that already had SSD mdisks and 15K mdisks.When he created the mdisks using the 900GB 10k drives, it only showed another 900GB mdisk pool as an option to add the new 900...
about 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Increase SVC/Storwize Total FC Ports & FC Host Ports per IO Group LImits

This request is to enable Walgreens to implement zoning best practices within their PureFlex environment with NPIV and dual-VIOS as documented at: http://rogerluethy.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/powerandsvczoningv2.pdf Each deployed LPAR with NPIV ...
about 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

In-band storage management

In-band storage management access feature, to allow array management through an IO-attached host
about 5 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Add sender's address for call home

Please add a field for the sender's email address to the event notification's email configuration. Currently the system uses the reply address of the administrator's email contact as it's sender's address. It should be possible to configure a send...
over 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

Increase size of volume capacity field in in SVC GUI's volume details sub-window

This request refers to SVC's new code level 7.3 and related communication with the new products team: in the SVC GUI the capacity field, which is included in the "create volume main view" (please see volume details sub window) is in some cases too...
over 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

SVC/V7000 lshost / lsvdisk enhancements

would it be possible to track who and when a host / vdisk were created and potentially updated? I know much of this is in the audit log, but that has limited retention.
over 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

UTC Timezone selection in Storwize GUI at initial install wizard.

At initial V7000 Wizard System Setup (at initial login of install) the Task "Date and Time" where you can enter manual or NTP, appears that UTC Timezone is not selectable from the pull-down menu choices.
over 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

synchronization timestamp of eventlog and auditlog ( IC89861 acceleration)

System : Storwise V7000 codeActor : User needing function enhancement Storwise V7000 has two different timestamps in Flashcopy related services logs, which are cluster time and node unique time. Cluster timer can be synchronized by NTP protocol, h...
over 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Cluster management address should not move after reboot

If only one cannister has an active IP network connection (due to external failure or some other issue) the management IP address (cluster address) should not "float" to the cannister that has no active connection. It should stay locked to the one...
over 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration