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Storage Scale System

ESS should be able to notify customers if there is filesystem corruption (currently they can't in their default configuration).

There is NOTHING worse than undetected filesystem corruption in a storage system. But, as shipped to customers, all ESS storage systems will NOT notify you if there is filesystem corruption. They can _detect_ it, but they can't notify the customer...
over 2 years ago in Storage Scale System 0 Future consideration

ESS call home for disk failures should include the RG\disk name in the IBM case title

In ESS call home for disk failures, when a case is created the case title is very generic and reports an error number 'Error Code: DSK00001'. Problem The challenge is that when disks fail, it is difficult to relate a specific disk failure to an IB...
almost 4 years ago in Storage Scale System 0 Future consideration

Include SW that looks to see if a health check has been done within 24-48 hours before allowing a Storage Scale SW upgrade

Ensures that a Storage Scale/ESS SW upgrade will not fail due to potentially failed boot drives or other drives/components having failed since the last health check, if the health check had been performed many days or weeks previously to the SW up...
about 3 years ago in Storage Scale System 0 Planned for future release

Add a Utility node with FC cards

Add a Utility node with fc cards, so we can deliver a full IBM Storage solution with IBM Storage Archive, without having to involve Power brand.A utility node with enogh memory and fc card would fulfil this gap in our options when building a Scale...
over 1 year ago in Storage Scale System 3 Planned for future release

Support simultanious integration of Storage Scale cluster to Windows AD Domain while Linux servers are joined to an IDM domain

Protocol nodes can authorize user file access through Windows Active Directory by joining a Storage Scale cluster to a Windows Active Directory Domain. Unfortunately, IBM does not support such a connection if Storage Scale Linux servers are alread...
over 1 year ago in Storage Scale System 0 Under review

Help required for closing discovered vulnerabilities for SSS3500 storage - Group 5 -Security Settings & Install Updates, Patches and Additional Security Software

Our TEL team is working with Customer State Bank of India to operationalise one new SSS 3500 that we sold to customer to replace the existing Gen2 GLS2 SSS Storage. As part of the internal security practices the State Bank of India runs their own ...
about 1 year ago in Storage Scale System 0 Planned for future release

Help required for closing discovered vulnerabilities for SSS3500 storage - Group 4 -User Account and Environment & Pam & Encryption

Our TEL team is working with Customer State Bank of India to operationalise one new SSS 3500 that we sold to customer to replace the existing Gen2 GLS2 SSS Storage. As part of the internal security practices the State Bank of India runs their own ...
about 1 year ago in Storage Scale System 0 Planned for future release

Help required for closing discovered vulnerabilities for SSS3500 storage - Group 3 -Configure System Accounting & Uncommon Network Protocols

Our TEL team is working with Customer State Bank of India to operationalise one new SSS 3500 that we sold to customer to replace the existing Gen2 GLS2 SSS Storage. As part of the internal security practices the State Bank of India runs their own ...
about 1 year ago in Storage Scale System 0 Planned for future release

Help required for closing discovered vulnerabilities for SSS3500 storage - Group 2 - Network Configuration & Firewalls & Access Control

Our TEL team is working with Customer State Bank of India to operationalise one new SSS 3500 that we sold to customer to replace the existing Gen2 GLS2 SSS Storage. As part of the internal security practices the State Bank of India runs their own ...
about 1 year ago in Storage Scale System 0 Planned for future release

Help required for closing discovered vulnerabilities for SSS3500 storage - Group 1 - Filesystem Related Configuration

Our TEL team is working with Customer State Bank of India to operationalize one new SSS 3500 that we sold to customer to replace the existing Gen2 GLS2 SSS Storage. As part of the internal security practices the State Bank of India runs their own ...
about 1 year ago in Storage Scale System 0 Planned for future release