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SVC Autorestart should give timer indication in UI while suspended if it is set to restart.

CSM 6.1.x introduced the functionality of session restart during 1720/1920 type errors. There is also a way to set a timer on how long the session will attempt a restart. CSM should have an easier way to determine if the session is pending a resta...
over 7 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Future consideration

Export Library Activity from GUI and REST API

Talked with Jason Peipelman and IBM RAS engineer about this request and they all agreed this is a good idea, not just this product but all library products. This Library Activity is visible on GUI, but customer would like to download this informat...
over 2 years ago in Linear Tape-Open 0 Future consideration

Re-instate prereq check script in 7.1 install

In the 6.3 installation tar file there was a pre-req check script. This is no longer available in 7.1. please re-instate the functionality
almost 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Implement recommission* node in OC

Missing the possibility to recommission a node or vm with the OC. Only the command decommission is available.
over 2 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Operations Center) 3 Future consideration

TSM aware of VTLs features (dedup and replication)

Copying client data using node replication requires a lot of bandwidth and many customers don´t want to use TSM dedup since they already have dedup atVTL levels (protectier and datadomain). It would be great if TSM server could be aware of VTL rep...
almost 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

modify mmsetquota to have --reset option

We have received the subject pmr here in Spectrum Scale Level2. I read the request and It seems that customer is requesting a function similar to "mmedquota -t <fileset> --reset" ?? --resetWith this option, when grace time is modified, all r...
over 7 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 1 Not under consideration

Periodic Backup of Backed up Data (Monthlies etc)

If a TSM administrator needs to take periodic, i.e. weekly, monthly, half year, year end additional copies of data other than 'file/unstructured' the administrator must currently create additional schedules to take additional copies. A lot of envi...
about 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Not under consideration

SCDM On IBM Spectrum Virtualize can not do FC/GM Workflow

when crating an SLA selecting Spectrum Virtualize, can not doa FC then GM workflow, this is fully supported by the storage
over 2 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

SCDM 3-site replication target support

on FS storage when a 3-site replication is setup, SCDM can not do any action on the 3-site replication target volume
over 2 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

TSM replication process duration

I think a duration parameter will be great with the replication process of TSM. Duration also exist with expiration, reclamation so why not implement this also with replication
about 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration