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Storage Protect Family

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udev image backup (tsm client)

Please , support image backup for udev's link files.(tsm client)I heard from STSC that udev is not supporting. I think ,In the case of a Linux system, image backup certainly requires udev. because old /dev/sXX may change at every reboot. I think u...
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

NAS restore have no replace no option

NAS/NDMP restore does not offer "replace=no/yes" option. This is an importantoption. User can easily override real live data with any old version.TSM data protection feature can be can be very easily turn to data destruction. I think this change i...
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

Provide global view of extents across dedup pools.

Provide global view of extents across dedup pools.
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

Management class visible for NDMP backups

When viewing files in the GUI restore window, a NDMP backup does not show the Management class. In the attached screen shot you can see that the management class is not reported
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 3 Not under consideration

IdentifyBeforeMigrate' option for storage pools

IdentifyBeforeMigrate' option - part of thrad on this (which is very long) - my request in this thread, namely an 'IdentifyBeforeMigrate' option for storage pools. I will say it again, I think it would make designing the storage heirarchy and mana...
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

Extend Lock Node Capability (Lock Backup/Archive and Lock Restore/Retrieve)

Currently, Lock Node command in TSM Server can prevent a node from accesssing the server (cannot backup / archive and restore / retrieve). We want to be able to lock a node from restore/retrieve only, to prevent accidental deletion of important fi...
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

The identify duplicates processes show their duplicate bytes solely in bytes. Why not M, G or T behind it making more readabl

The identify duplicates processes show their duplicate bytes solely in bytes. Why not M, G or T behind it getting a more readable figure.
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Support Directory Direct-Access-Restore for NDMP

TSM supports Direct Access Restore (DAR) for individual files restored from a NAS filer with NDMP. However, it would speed up restores (and make them much more userfriendly) if Directory Direct Access Restore (DDAR) was supported also.
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

Request local support for storing passwords in a one way hash.

Request local support for storing passwords in a one way hash.
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Allow for use of two factor authentication in lieu of username/passwrds for TSM

Allow for use of two factor authentication in lieu of username/passwrds for TSM
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

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