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    Refresh support for HPE 3PAR/StorServ

    Update current support for HPE 3PAR (StorServ) to support devices with newer firmware/SMI-S agents
    over 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Control 1 Planned for future release

    Allow Easytier to place data on any tier of storage

    The customer would like to tell Easytier to place incoming data on any tier of storage, specifically in this case, tier 0. They pull in databases to their storage and want to quickly access them from Tier 0. This functionality is provided in compe...
    over 7 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

    Exclude VMs from VM-Backup in connection with a CloptSet

    a function like Exclude.VM which excludes complete VMs from Backup serial able (not overwrites value before) / chain able / like other excludes In combination with a ClientOptionSet on the TSM-Server
    over 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 1 Future consideration

    Hyper scale manager CSR Generation

    This is for IBM Hyperscale manager application request for CSR generation for certificate renewal We don't find any option so we logged a case with IBM spectrum control
    over 5 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

    Failed mount due to selected MC criteria should not require looking up diagnostic codes

    Note that this is tied to TS003826059 but the PMR field doesn't accept that value. Not sure where I need to go to submit an RFE for the RFE site to accept a case number rather than a PMR number:) We had a VTS MC specification that did not have the...
    over 5 years ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Is a defect

    RFE: Allow file system ?-n? attribute to be changed

    When a Spectrum Scale file system is created, several parameters must be specified that can not be changed after the fact. One of these is the “-n” parameter giving an estimate of the number of systems that will be mounting a file system, directly...
    about 9 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 3 Not under consideration

    Better estimation on tape capacity

    At the moment TSM does not do any true estimation or ongoing estimation on the capacity of a tape.
    almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

    Hyperswap: Choosing survival site

    Need ability to specify site, that remain active in case of replication link is down (split brain).Customer strongly required to manually choose main site,
    over 7 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

    Spectrum Protect Operations Center timeout

    In Operations Center we would like to see an option to set a time out level for the OC, where after a set period of time (in our case 15 minutes) of inactivity, meaning you have not clicked or refreshed your web page, you are sent back to the logi...
    over 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Not under consideration

    Change or add algorithm that TSM will use to select scratch tapes.

    TSM DRM tapes are checked out of the tape library, and taken offsite for disaster recovery. When the tapes are returned from offsite, and put back into the library and go back to scratch status, the acquired count goes back to 0. The tapes get use...
    almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

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