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    Provide connectivity from the CSM to the arrays when IP network is gone

    In a worst case, Have the ability to perform a restore is the IP Network is unavailable. Have the ability to 'hardwire' a server running CSM to connect and communicate with the array to perform backup and restore.
    almost 3 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

    GUI for Spectrum Scale MMBACKUP function requested from MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Spectrum Scale new RFE being pursued by Tram, Gabe, Jonathan and Raul, via Scale Case TS002279140 and Crit Sit AB1835.
    over 5 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 7 Not under consideration

    Allow snapdiff backups of NetApp CIFS volumes containing widelinks

    TSM uses NetUseEnum() to determine if a NetApp CIFS share is connected before attempting a snapdiff backup. When run on a NetApp CIFS volume with widelinks, it results in the following error: ANS2831E: Incremental by snapshot difference cannot be ...
    over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 3 Not under consideration

    API Connect support for Storage Fusion Regional DR asynchronous data replication

    Need native supportability for Storage Fusion Regional DR asynchronous data replication for IBM API Connect (IBM Cloud Pak for Integration on Red Hat OpenShift). Since both are IBM owned, it would be great if both teams (Fusion and Cloud Pak for I...
    over 1 year ago in Storage Fusion 0 Under review

    ECE edition 5.1.9 version support 256 storage node in one cluster

    as title, we need 5.1.9 version（LTS）support 256 Necessary
    over 1 year ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 0 Functionality already exists

    Server migration processing should be able to use more than 1 process with data from only 1 node in the primary disk pool

    Server migration processing (from disk to tapes) should be able to use more than 1 process in order to use multiple tape drives in parallel emptying the disk pool despite data in the primary disk pool is from 1 node only.
    almost 14 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Not under consideration

    Confusing status message 'mmlspdisk'

    My Client submits the following:After carrier release the status is even more confusing [DIARSS root@ems1-xcat ~]# mmlspdisk all --not-okpdisk: replacementPriority = 6.77 name = "e1d2s02" device = "//essio32.ib.rsshpc1/dev/sdpe(notEnabled/closed),...
    over 5 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 1 Future consideration

    Individual Creation of SLA/User/Identity (tenant based account)

    Dear IBM,Our customer Requires Ability to create his own SLA policies and assign VM's/DB's/Filesystems in it. Ability to create his own users and assign him role of limited capabilityAbility to create his own identities (for inventory of VM's most...
    about 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

    Customers running SI ( free ) should be notified when probe or performance collections fail

    When a probe or performance collection fails for a customer running SI free we should send an email or some alert notification to the user. Today they only alerting is in SI Pro and if the customer is running SI free it's not an option.
    about 4 years ago in IBM Storage Insights 0 Future consideration

    Support Spectrum Virtualize Recovery host mappings via CLI/API

    CSM supports host mapping management for SGC backup recovery via the GUI to simplify actions necessary to validate an SGC backup, for example as part of a Cyber Vault solution. A general recommendation for Cyber Vault solutions is to automate as m...
    about 4 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

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