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    Identification of offsite tapes when a SPP archive restore (with SP) is made ?

    SPP archives are sent to LTO tapes with SP.Tapes doesnt stay unto library. if a restore job from an spp archive is executed, we need to know all requested tapes to insert into library when a restore from an archive SPP is made.
    almost 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

    CSM Console Messages Need to Show Correct Pair Direction

    CSM log messages always show for example "Starting all pairs in role pair H1-H2" even if the start command was issued for H2-H1 instead. This can be very confusing and misleading when trying to check back and see what commands were issued and what...
    almost 8 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Future consideration

    SVC customizable volume presets

    Would be great to have customizable or additional Volume presets in the SVC (and Storwize V7000) GUI:1) "customizable" means the SVC administrator could change /create new presets (according to his needs)2) or we would provide more presets (eg cre...
    over 14 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Functionality already exists

    Non-SSL adhoc node restoration not possible to initiate

    Non-SSL Node adhoc restoration not possible configured to IBM Spectrum Protect Server 8.1.3 We have active directory authentication enabled for our spectrum protect admin session which requires SSL. But all of our nodes are still running in Non-SS...
    almost 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Not under consideration

    SPP Server: view / check / download certificates

    Hallo all As you know, there is no option to check / view certificate, e.g., for vSnap directly from SPP server. Check certificate might be required when non-default certs are in place. Under system configuration -> keys and certificates, there...
    about 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

    TS7700 MI - Inbound SSH (TCP Port 22) command line access to be allowed

    Management Interface Inbound SSH (TCP Port 22) command line access to be allowed. This will provide functionality for IBM remote support personnel to directly access TS7700 while servicing without a need to connect via TSSC private network.
    over 6 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Future consideration

    FlashSystem Single Pool spanning multiple controllers data placement

    Requesting an option on a storage pool spanning multiple control enclosures for extents for each volume to be placed on the mdisks local to the access control enclosure/io group
    almost 5 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

    Management Class in Library Request Command LVOL

    There is no way to see the management class for a specific volume with the Library Request Command LVOL. You will get a lot of information, but there are no SMS constructs in the output. In the MI you will find it via Volume Details, but there is ...
    over 1 year ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 2 Planned for future release

    Make a setting that indicates internet access available or not

    Secure installations does not grant internet access to any hosts directly, neither in nor out From fw logs, we can see that SPP tries to connect to outside servers, and that causes just noise in logs. I would like settings that enables or disables...
    almost 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

    New warning message if object is larger than defined MaxObjSize on Storage pool

    If a file is being backed up to a deduplication enabled storage pool, there has been defined a max object size on that pool - and the next pool not is dedup enabled, the following message is issued: ANS7906W The current storage pool ran out of spa...
    about 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

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