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Improve TSM Replication over high latency WAN links

I would like a TSM server option that would allow TSM to use as many parallel TCP connections as possible in order to maximize throughput along a Long Fat Pipe (WAN link w/ >60ms latency between TSM servers). Alternatively, I would like the TSM...
about 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) Planned for future release

TSM for VE: Exclude Windows Page File

TSM for VE needs to provide the ability to exclude Windows page files.
about 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments Planned for future release

TS7700 should allow option to overwrite search history

The TS7700 will retain up to 10 previous search results when querying logical or physical volumes. Once the customer has created 10 search results any additional search attempts will be denied until the customer deletes one or more of the previous...
over 6 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Planned for future release

Add filspace start/backup end time to Monitoring for TSM

The monitoring agent for Tivoli Storage Manager should collect information about backup start and end time for filespace backups (Occupancy view in Tivoli Enterprise Portal). This information is easily collectable in TSM database.
about 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Reporting and Monitoring) Planned for future release

ALLOWREORGTABLE as a TSM command

It would be nice if ALLOWREORGTABLE were a TSM command and we didn't have to restart the server and change the dsmserv.opt file. Production systems can't afford to take down the server and start the server in order to make a change like that.
over 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) Planned for future release

Update Behavior of TSM Node Fields

The update behavior of several Node fields seems to be strange. e.g. The Field LASTACC_TIME is defined as the "The last date and time that the client node accessed the server". When a node with nodename NodeA tries to logon to a tsm server the ser...
over 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) Planned for future release

Stronger passwords for TSM

Expanded character set for TSM passwords to meet industry standard complexity requirements. Most places require a password with the following: * Are at least eight alphanumeric characters long* Contain at least three of the following four categori...
almost 14 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) Planned for future release

TSM TDP Client for Exchange needs to much time listing the restorable Items

TDP Client for Exchange needs to much time to list the restorable items for a single item restore (around 8 min). Customer does not accept it and he is thinking of to change the backup software vendor.
almost 14 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Mail Planned for future release

Proactive alert on backup policy change or modify in IBM spectrum protect server for prod

To avoid data loss, IBM spectrum protect to Alert or warn proactively on the production server
over 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) Planned for future release

Develop a conversion utility for Day 2

develop a conversion utility for Day 2 to change blksize on all static files so when ZDMF is invoked to encrypt those files, blksize gets changed at the same time (this would mean static files remain in the clear until the utility is developed, te...
almost 4 years ago in zDMF Planned for future release

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