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SPP: Multiple LDAP servers required

We are using SPP 10.1.13 for backup of VM machines of customers with some project manager requiring access and some customers (vm owners) to be able to start single file restore. Our customers requires to have more than one LDAP server authenticat...
almost 2 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

Support LTFS 2.5 Function incremental Index

To enhance the migration Performance and reducing the overhead on update the index partition on tape the function incremental index should be implemented.
over 5 years ago in IBM Storage Archive 0 Planned for future release

modify behavior of ldap authentication cache expiration

Currently ldap authentication cache expiration timeouts can be set via commandline:e.g.:chldap -authcacheminutes 60would set the authentication cache to be refreshed every hour. This is a fixed timer that starts to count when user logs in and woul...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Functionality already exists

Allow swapping a DRAID member drive without triggering a RAID rebuild.

We would like to be able to do a drive swap of a DRAID member without triggering a RAID rebuild. The same current functionality of TRAID charraymember.
over 5 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Tiring by occupancy

Add the ability to define tiring rule, that takes node occupancy into account.
over 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Future consideration

Request to forcibly disconnect multiple TS7760s from the grid by command operation.

The customer is requested to be able to forcibly disconnect multiple TS7760s from the grid by command operation.
over 5 years ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 0 Future consideration

SPP micro version

We are an IBM business partner and have small and large scale customers.Spectrum Protect Plus is set for 48 GB 1000 VMs with minimum ram requirement, but we also have many customers with 50 -100 VMs.These customers think 48 GB is too much for ram ...
over 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

Integration of change volumes into the stretched cluster concept

When using vdisk mirror between two data centers in a stretched cluster configuration SVC also needs to ensure that the change volumes are mirrored in the same way as the primary volumes to avoid loss of the GM mirror.
about 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Domain statement honoured by archive process

Many customers need to do monthly/yearly Full backups. An archive is not an option since all filespaces to be included in the archive must be manually added. Systemstate info is not included in an archive and the DOMAIN statement is not honoured b...
over 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Not under consideration

HyperSwap shows degraded host

Hello. In Sberbank Russia we tested HyperSwap on Storwize V7000 one year ago.Our SAN infrastructure not supported cross link connectivity between HOST1 - STORAGE2 and HOST2 and STORAGE1 (picture 1). Now, in HOSTS menu hosts in degraded status (pic...
over 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 3 Not under consideration