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Redesign DELETE FILESPACE for reduced log pinning and active log utilization

DELETE FILESPACE pins the DB2 active log st the start, and considers the entire deletion one transaction. This is not how ingested data is handled. Because of this disparity, it is possible to receive a large object, such as an NDMP backup, which ...
about 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) Is a defect

node canister replacement fix procedure

The Run fix to replace the canister is missing a step.It doesn't run the "satask chbootdrive -replacecanister" under the covers or mention that the command needs to be run on the replacement node. The instructions are in the Knowledge Center but w...
over 5 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem Is a defect

VM recommission is not getting captured in actlog

Adding VM recommission details to the IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) activity log provides significant benefits, primarily for auditing, troubleshooting, and operational visibility.
10 months ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) Is a defect

Spectrum Protect Client and Microsoft Onedrive backup failed.

IBM Case #TS001008967 The Spectrum Protect Client is crashing when it takes backup of files within the Microsoft's Onedrive synced folder. Example:06/08/2018 10:07:37 ANS9999E ..\..\common\winnt\ntrc.cpp(765): Received Win32 RC 362 (0x0000016a) fr...
almost 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) Is a defect

SpVirt GUI: option to set the refresh period of webpages

gui : option to set the refresh period of webpages, as it is automatic now and rather short.
over 3 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem Is a defect

Support for TLS on SMTP servers (Office 365)

If a customer using office365, mails from SPP using office 365 can't be sent, because TLS SMTP is not supported.Support for TSL SMTP is needed.
about 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Is a defect

Ganesha - Event 1 could not be processed for fd 5 rc I/O error , report the client that abuse the Ganesha, monitor that error and have action

When Ganesha server hit this error - the NFS server just hang , there is no ip failover, or restart of the NFS server: epoch 001103c9 : gpfs.ganesha.nfsd-1492239[fsal_up_0.48] GPFSFSAL_UP_Thread :FSAL_UP :WARN :Event 1 could not be processed for f...
over 2 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) Is a defect

Users with the “Monitor” role should also be able to change their own password using RoE

Since firmware version 1.10, it has been possible to change a user's password via a RoE endpoint. According to the documentation, every user should be able to change their own password. However, according to the support team, this is not available...
12 months ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library Is a defect

Replication hung sessions are not getting cancelled on source and target TSM automatically after network disruptions

Replication sessions are getting hung due to network disruption and those sessions are not getting cancelled when the network issue is resolved. It took almost 4 hours for those sessions to get cancelled by TSM server which delayed DR replication ...
about 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) Is a defect

Spectrum Protect Plus VADP proxy transport modes reset during code updates

During code updates, VADP proxy transport modes get reset to default - SAN, Hot-Add, NBDSSL and NBD
over 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Is a defect