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Easier filters for logical and physical switches in Spectrum Control

Add an easier way to filter logical and physical switches when viewing in Spectrum Control. There is a column called "virtual" with a yes/no answer that can help you sort the list. That helps you separate them from each other, but they are all sti...
9 months ago in IBM Spectrum Control 0 Submitted

Option to suppress unmonitored switches

Switches attached to other monitored switches are displayed in Spectrum Control as unmonitored unless the credentials match the switch that was added. The switch must also be a switch type that Spectrum Control can monitor. Add an option to suppre...
9 months ago in IBM Spectrum Control 0 Submitted

Container Mode support for embedded accessers

with the new AWS S3 Object Lock functionality we're opening tons of new use-cases to COS. this is great! unfortunately S3 Object Lock is only supported on container modes, not vault modes. smaller COS systems with embedded accesser configs are lim...
over 1 year ago in Cloud Object Storage System 0 Submitted

Manager database backup to a Cloud bucket - adding custom CAs

The COS Manager database backup to a Cloud bucket feature needs some enhancements. Today you can configure the Manager database backup to an S3 bucket using either the Manager UI or the REST API with any HTTPS endpoint using a certificate issued b...
over 1 year ago in Cloud Object Storage System 0 Submitted

Source of the 500 errors should be shown in the alerts we get in the Manager

The source of the 500 errors should be shown in the alerts we get. The current message “Device is reporting that HTTP requests are returning status code 500 due to an internal issue” is vague and not helpful at all in identifying the offending vau...
almost 2 years ago in Cloud Object Storage System 0 Submitted

Aggregate Client-Accesser Throughput graph

There needs to be an Aggregate Client-Accesser Throughput graph that overlays lines from every vault on the system, so we can easily spot the trend from all vaults to see which one is the busiest. This saves us from having to click through EVERY v...
almost 2 years ago in Cloud Object Storage System 0 Submitted

Integrate RELP support in FlashSystem

RELP is a reliable syslog events management protocol (message delivery tracking). Supporting RELP in FlashSystem would be an enhancement in events management systems integration.
7 days ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Submitted

Use raid or erasure coding when storing data on tape

As tape media grows in size, the loss on one tape, maybe 40Tb of data, can be a very harmful. Data should be stored on tapes using erasure coding or raid5 technology. Then data can be recovered and the lost tape can be regenerated. This will great...
8 days ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Submitted

Storage Scale support only Rsyslog for log monitoring instead of syslog-NG

Storage Scale supports only Rsyslog for log management, but has several security risks. The better solution would be support for syslog-NG
22 days ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 1 Submitted

Improve cancellation method of HSM TCT request when HyperSwap is attempted from HOST perspective

When HSM TCT requests get hung due to faulty network configuration, etc, ANTMAIN holds enqueue on PLANNED.HSWAP.plexname resource which causes planned hyperswap to fail unless ANTMAIN tasks are canceled. Request to improve cancellation method of P...
about 2 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Submitted

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