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IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM)

Add a SYSLOG option for console logs

In addition to having the option to view the console logs in the user interface add an option to offload to a syslog server similar to hardware platforms (DS8, VTS, etc).
over 1 year ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) Future consideration

Add "StartGC to Site 3" command for GM Either Direction with Site 3 Global Copy session

CSM knows which site is currently the GM Target site. It would be extremely convenient if there was a generic Start GC command that started the appropriate GC replication leg (H1->H3 or H2->H3) from the GM Target site to the Bunker site with...
over 1 year ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) Future consideration

Free space on Flash Copy target devices after a Terminate command

A FC no-copy relation only copies data if the source has been changed (new data has been written). If the primary device has been fully updated all tracks have been copied to the target device and thoses devices are no more in a FC relationship. W...
over 1 year ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) Future consideration

One authentication for a group of Dual Operator Notifications actions, such as disabling multiple scheduled tasks

Currently we have 100+ scheduled tasks for CSM SGC backups. As we have Dual Operator enabled, this currently creates a Notification for each task. Would it be possible to group this type of action together to Approve as currently the overhead is s...
over 1 year ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) Future consideration

Include "Remove Session" command under dual control to secure LCP!!!

To secure our LCP backup environment
over 1 year ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) Future consideration

Improve CSMCLI scripting by enabling an echo and echoprefix

In DSCLI, you can define echo on/off and you can set an echoprefix. In CSMCLI, this is still not available. When running CSMCLI in script mode, you see in the output dataset only the command response, but not command itself and you see only the IP...
over 1 year ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) Future consideration

add affected storage system / path for the message IWNR1963W

The message IWNR1963W is: One or more logical paths between storage systems have entered an error state or have been removed. Sometime there are micro network issue that makes the path have a punctual error. As we have several storage system in ou...
over 1 year ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) Future consideration

Support for the recognition of cascaded FlashCopy volumes

If a target volume of an existing FlashCopy relationship is used with FCM as source volumes (Cascaded FlashCopy), the FlashCopy relationship is established, but is not displayed in the report as an existing FlashCopy relationship. Even a Verfiy wi...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) Future consideration

Prevent TERMINATE of practice disks if a volume is online

In a session with practice disks, can you add an option to prevent TERMINATE if at least one of the practice disks is online please ?
almost 2 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) Future consideration

Introduce COPYONCE functionality for CSM Global Mirror devices, similar to that within GDPS

I am writing to submit a request for enhancement to the Copy Services Manager (CSM) software. We believe that the addition of COPYONCE functionality, similar to that within GDPS, to CSM would greatly simplify the management of Copysets. Specifical...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) Future consideration