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IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem

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Enable automatic upload of log files / snaps when a Call Home is triggered and case created

Like Spectrum Scale has this option Event-based uploads: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-scale/5.1.0?topic=upload-event-based-uploads , can a similar option be created in Spectrum Virtualize so when a Call Home is triggered and a case is open...
over 2 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Planned for future release

SVC to allow more than 4 remote partnerships

In current situation an SVC cluster can only have 3 Remote Copy partnerships. Proposed resolution: Enlarge the number of RC partnerships Business impact: RC connection between more than 4 SVCs
over 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Planned for future release

IBM Storage Virtualize Plugin for vSphere features missing

The VMware plugin for Flash Systems missing the following operations which are publish in :https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg248505.pdf - IBM FlashSystem and VMware Implementation and Best Practices Guide - Marking the hosts as flash I...
over 1 year ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Planned for future release

Integrate recommended Storwize multipath settings into Linux multipath defaults

Update the default multipath settings applied to any 2145 devices attached to a linux system to match the recommended settings advised by IBM IBM Storwize is the only storage type currently in this organisation where the vendor recommended setting...
about 5 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Planned for future release

FlashSystem code and drive firmware upgrade

Join the code and firmware upgrade in one process with an option to complete the drive post of prior to the code upgrade is a good idea even where there are nothing to upgrade. Making the firmware is part of the code upgrade is something make the ...
over 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Planned for future release

Logging and audit of svcinfo commands

My customer tested the remote support for their new FS9200 that they are deploying in their datacenter and they wanted to make sure that the commands executed by remote support when accessing the FS9200 via remotesupport proxy were being logged an...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Planned for future release

Update OpenSSH in the SpecV / FlashSystem firmware to allow the sftp protocol instead of scp

Our managment servers are based on RHEL. Which will be upgraded to RHEL9 soon. With RHEL9 the standard scp is depreciated.. (https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/openssh-scp-deprecation-rhel-9-what-you-need-know) With updating the openssh version within...
about 1 year ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Planned for future release

Global Mirror with Change Volume --> dynamic increase

Protection against Cyber attack --> SGC installation requires a Remote Copy relation to a third FlashSystem. GM with CV is one of the options to avoid impact to the primary storage. The connected AIX VIO hosts need an easy way to increase volum...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Planned for future release

Fiserv has standardized on PingID V1.36 as the MFA software of choice for their enterprize platforms and they would like to have IBM certify PingID with FlashSystem.

Fiserv has standardized on PingID V1.36 as the MFA software of choice for their enterprize platforms and they would like to have IBM certify PingID with FlashSystem Spectrum Virtualize 8.5.4
almost 2 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Planned for future release