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    TSM Library Audit command enhancement

    We have TS3500 libraries that we try to do monthly audits on. In order to do the audits, all the drives in the library must be idle, unmounted. As we have grown, there is rarely if ever an instance when all the drives are idle, therefore, we canno...
    about 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

    Need to be able to move data between container pools

    Need to have the ability to move data between container pools as needed. This includes: Directory to DirectoryCloud to CloudCloud to Directory
    over 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

    Externalise Achive to tape backup

    Hello, I dont know why you have created an archive to tape solution without any possibility to externalise the tapes. We really need this option fefore we are going to another solution. Regards, Nabil AMER
    over 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 2 Future consideration

    CSM Option to Send Alert When Session Returns to Normal Status

    We would like the option to have CSM send an alert when sessions return to a Normal status after they have gone to a Warning or Critical status.
    almost 5 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 2 Future consideration

    Spectrum Protect Snapshot (FCM) support for DB2 PureScale (restore deprecated support)

    This request is to restore support for DB2 PureScale snapshots in Spectrum Protect Snapshot for DB2 V8.1 onward. The client has a need to utilize fully supported Spectrum Protect (formerly FCM) snapshots for HA/DR in a supported DB2 PureScale envi...
    over 8 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 3 Not under consideration

    Make GPFS GUI port configurable

    We would like to have the GPFS GUI port configurable to something different from 443.
    over 8 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 3 Not under consideration

    Restrict access management based on OS type or agent type like VM Snapshot backup/SQL DB/ Oracle DB/ View etc

    We can restrict to our platform team user based on their platform CI's/ Objects/Servers/DB etc. We can more effectively manage the RABAC solution for more granular level with additional option for user access management. With this user able to man...
    about 1 year ago in Storage Defender Data Resiliency Service (DRS) 1 Needs more information

    SPF-I-3280 .. regarding this idea .. can you please explain how this function is working

    There is a customer requirement to generate a report from event table .. to have a daily overview from client backup .. to have start time, endtime, and status from each backup. Additionally the customer need the output from the client, which Mgmt...
    over 2 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Operations Center) 0 Under review

    Enable setup of cataloging of file metadata at an SLA level as well as a VM level

    Enable the catalog metdata option at an SLA level as well as VM level. This is so its easier to enable in larger environments when a customer wants to enable across the entire estate. Also be good if we provided a standard GPO to enable the rollou...
    over 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

    CallHome feature add to use SMTP in addition to HTTPS

    System: ESS EMS node models: 5148-21L 5105-22E Actor: Client needing additional CallHome feature ESS EMS node is a mandatory component of ESS building blocks. CallHome is currently supporting HTTPs protocol through internet via proxy server. Clien...
    almost 5 years ago in Storage Scale System 1 Not under consideration

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