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Storage Protect Family

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    Support immutable object storage with retention sets to object (retention pools)

    Immutable object storage features, such as AWS Object Lock or COS Retention Vaults is supported for object/cloud container pools, but NOT supported for object retention pools. This request is to support immutable object storage for retention sets ...
    over 1 year ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Under review

    Enable TCP keepalive also for inbound connections

    Currently the dsmserv enables TCP Keepalive only for outbound connections, as the KEEPALIVE server option describes. However, for the server it's more interesting to have TCP Keepalive for inbound connections in order to be able to detect connecti...
    almost 2 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Under review

    Support for RHEL 9

    Now when SPP is not going to be future develop and we need to run a VMware Backups using Dark Site software we falling back to IBM Storage Protect for VMware and we have test it on a RedHat Enterprise Server 9.2 and it works fine accept the servic...
    almost 2 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 0 Under review

    Add SP Server logging to SYSLOG for UNIX/AIX

    Currently, logging to SYSLOG is only available on Linux. To properly integrate SP into SIEM/QRadar, it is essential to have logging to SYSLOG for UNIX/AIX, too.
    almost 2 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Under review

    SPP: Get SQL backup amount via REST API / report

    I would like to have possibility in SPP to get correct backup amount (frontend size) for each client. Just for clarification frontend amount should be base backup + all transfer sizes before deduplication and compression. Actual build-in reports a...
    8 months ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 0 Under review

    Support export node when using directory container storage pools

    Simpler way to move data from one SP server to another versus node replication, also support export node ti filedev class.The command export node today runs but in actlog all files present that it is not allowed, the command should have resturned ...
    about 2 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Under review

    SnapMirror 2 Tape NetApp - Restore Data to a different NetApp (CASE: TS013360935)

    SnapMirror 2 Tape NetApp - Restore Data to a different NetApp (CASE: TS013360935)
    about 2 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Under review

    Please, support to restore NDMP-formatted data retrieved from NAS in a cluster configuration from [tape media](LTO) to another NAS storage system

    Why is it useful? : A common-sense solution for backup restoration is achieved with the combination of NAS storage, ISPs, and tape media.Who would benefit from it? : Nearly all users operating tape backups on NAS storage with a cluster configurati...
    over 1 year ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Under review

    VSNAP uses NFS in v.3 in VM test restore. How can we force VSNAP to use NFS in v.4

    It will improve security, performance improvements, improved stability and scalability. NFS is in v.4 due to this ensure VM restores and other operations are performed in the most efficient and secure manner possible.
    9 months ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 0 Under review

    Process DB snapshot volumes with DRM

    Prior to SP 8.1.25, the SP sever disaster recovery manager (DRM) would process DB snapshot backup volumes. Beginning in 8.1.25 (see https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/apar/IT47560), DB snapshot volumes are ignored by DRM which can make them invisib...
    9 months ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Under review

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