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IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM)

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Schedule tasks with option to select multiple times

When taking SGC captures using CSM, due to business requirements, we have been asked to take at 4 different times of day. Ex: 1am, 6am, 6pm, 9pm. And it is different for each environment. Current CSM doesnt have such option. Need this option which...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 2 Delivered

CSM Operator should have access to Scheduled tasks

Most of the activities, we have created Scheduled tasks for Operators to start/stop whenever the need arises. Like for DRs, we have 3 sessions which are dependent on each other and we created scheduled tasks. But current CSM Operator role cannot p...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 2 Delivered

User Exit to be utilized for application consistency volume copies

In order to have application-consistent volume copies, the product should provide a user exit before and after a task for FlashCopy and/or Remote Copy in conjunction with IBM Spectrum Virtualize. Those user exits must provide a facility to handle ...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Delivered

Granular selection of user ROLE controls, or custom roles

We need the ability to build a role that allows an user to resume a replication session, but not alter the session(s). Additionally, we would like this role to be able to take flash copies. OR the ability to build a custom role where all functions...
about 3 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 2 Delivered

CSM does not show single failed PPRC path in overview console

CSM console is the main Monitoring tool for all z/OS storage related issues. Recently, we lost one of the PPRC paths but this error was not visible in the overview console. The seesion overview console showed everything as normal (no warning and n...
over 3 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 6 Delivered

Handle removals of GM Master LSS on hardware

When Copy Set are removed from Sessions with DS8000 GM role pairs, the GM Master may continue to form CGs and therefore is not stopped/restarted even in case a GM Master reconfiguration might make sense. For example, if all Volumes from a Master L...
over 3 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Delivered

Copy Services Manager Needs a 'run once' scheduling option

CSM v6.2.8 currently provides the following scheduling options:1. Running a task at an interval of 0.5-144 hoursor 2. Running a task at a set time on any number of days each weekor3. No Schedule I wish to setup a task, pick a 4th option 'run once'...
over 3 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 2 Delivered

Scheduled Task Action which issues an external command

A CSM Scheduled Task should have the capability of executing an external command on the operating system on which it is installed. For example, a Scheduled Task could issue a DSCLI command through a DSCLI client installed on the underlying server.
about 4 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Delivered

CSM - Change dual access control options

We would like to have the option to enable dual access control for different operations and different user groups.
over 4 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 4 Delivered

CSM - Email alerts for dual access control

We would like to have the option to enable email alerts for certain dual access control groups.
over 4 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 2 Delivered