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TSM file devclass support for multiple directories

When defining file type of devclass, the directory options can be multiple directories. define devc fileclass devtype=file directory=/back1,/back2 Currently the backup will not use the second directory /back2 unless its size is smaller than /back1...
almost 14 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Not under consideration

TSM Scripting : Add a "FOR" construct

Add a FOR loop construct similar to UNIX/Windows scripting
almost 14 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

TSM Scripting : Add a "SLEEP" command

Add a unix like "SLEEP" construct that forces TSM interal scripts to wait for a number of seconds before going onto the next command.
almost 14 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Reporting Needing for FastBack Servers on 64bit Windows 2008 R2 Systems

In order for the TSM Admin Center to communicate with a FastBack server, Tivoli Common Reporting must be installed on the FastBack server. Tivoli Common Reporting (TCR) 1.2 nor 2.1 is supported on a Windows 2008 R2 operating system, even though Fa...
almost 14 years ago in Storage Protect Family / TSM FastBack 2 Not under consideration

AIX support for ibm HH LTO5

IBM HH LTO 5 is currently only supported X Series.Request to work on AIX.
almost 14 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 4 Not under consideration

TSM: Smarter Reclamations when objects span tapes

If an object (a huge file, or a backup from a TDP agent, for example) spans three or more volumes, so it starts on one volume, consumes all of one or more volumes, and ends on the third (or last) volume, any reclamation of a tape containing a segm...
almost 14 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

TSM Traceability (SYS4340)

End to end transaction auditability / traceability between SBCE+ BSS and OSS components. This involves ensuring that all BSS/OSS components support embedding a UUID for each transaction which can be used to traceback the full lifecycle of any requ...
almost 14 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

TSM Fastback Server has extremely slow read operations from disk

TSM Fastback Server has extremely slow read operations from disk:- all restore operations with both methods, Fastback Mount and Fastback BMR,- DR to TSM and- long term proxy backups to TSM.The speed of restore does not exceed 10Mbit/s (aggregate) ...
almost 14 years ago in Storage Protect Family / TSM FastBack 4 Not under consideration

TSM Fastback Server has extremely slow read operations from disk

TSM Fastback Server has extremely slow read operations from disk:- all restore operations with both methods, Fastback Mount and Fastback BMR,- DR to TSM and- long term proxy backups to TSM.The speed of restore does not exceed 10Mbit/s (aggregate) ...
almost 14 years ago in Storage Protect Family / TSM FastBack 2 Not under consideration

TSM Fastback Server has extremely slow read operations from disk

TSM Fastback Server has extremely slow read operations from disk:- all restore operations with both methods, Fastback Mount and Fastback BMR,- DR to TSM and- long term proxy backups to TSM.The speed of restore does not exceed 10Mbit/s (aggregate) ...
almost 14 years ago in Storage Protect Family / TSM FastBack 2 Not under consideration

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