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SI Pro Software Update Recommendations to List Current/Minimum/Recommended levels in More Information field

In the Storage Insights Notifications there are new notifications for Software Update Recommendations. Under the More Information field no information is shown, but if the alert is opened up then it shows the Current/Minimum/Recommended Level in a...
about 5 years ago in IBM Storage Insights 0 Future consideration

Allow snapdiff backups of NetApp CIFS volumes containing widelinks

TSM uses NetUseEnum() to determine if a NetApp CIFS share is connected before attempting a snapdiff backup. When run on a NetApp CIFS volume with widelinks, it results in the following error: ANS2831E: Incremental by snapshot difference cannot be ...
over 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 3 Not under consideration

Multipile tags created via single REST API request

Currently, tags must be created one by one using a POST request to spectrum discover. Attempting to send a list of tags in JSON like: [ { "tag" : "test1" , "type" : "Characteristics" , "value" : "[ \" True \" , \" False \" ]" } , { "tag" : "test2"...
over 2 years ago in Storage Discover 1 Future consideration

UPD SCHED RANDOMIZE=##

Requesting to allow setting a schedule randomization override for specific schedules.
over 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Not under consideration

Alter SGC volume threshold percentage via DSCLI

Currently 85% is the default set in IBM DS8k for SGC volumes threshold. To modify this percentage and to get alerting much earlier, this can be done only by IBM DS8K support team by modifying structure csSfgContNotifThreshold. If the option is ava...
over 2 years ago in IBM DS8000 0 Future consideration

SVC and Storwize Machine Location field schould support special characters

In the GUI of the SVC / Storwize / FS systems (exception FS900) you can only use alphanumeric characters. Special characters are only possible on the command line. This should be adjusted on the GUI.
almost 4 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Is a defect

FlashSystem Single Pool spanning multiple controllers data placement

Requesting an option on a storage pool spanning multiple control enclosures for extents for each volume to be placed on the mdisks local to the access control enclosure/io group
almost 4 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Add support for Hitachi VSP G-Series

Add support for Hitachi VSP G-Series storage systems.
over 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Control 2 Planned for future release

Make a setting that indicates internet access available or not

Secure installations does not grant internet access to any hosts directly, neither in nor out From fw logs, we can see that SPP tries to connect to outside servers, and that causes just noise in logs. I would like settings that enables or disables...
almost 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

SCOM Management Pack for Spectrum Protect, Sectrum Protect Plus.

A management pack for the management of Spectrum Protect and Spectrum Protect Plus in System Center Operation Manager.
about 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

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