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IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM)

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Prioritise selection of zOS Host Connections in Copy Services Manager

Have the ability to be able to prioritise/order which zOS system(s) in the zOS Host Connection panel in Copy Services Manager (CSM) is selected. There is the possibility that some zOS systems added as zOS Host Connections may not have equal CPU ca...
about 3 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 3 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...
3 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

IBM CSM API Should Show all DS8 Session/LSS/SSID In Hexadecimal to Correctly Reflect The Values on the Hardware

We recently encountered a discrepancy in our API reporting from CSM where the Session ID was not matching what is in the GUI (and on the actual DS8 hardware), and it turned out that from the CSM/web/sessions URI, all of the session/LSS/SSID values...
about 1 year ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 2 Is a defect

IBM CSM to Stop Keeping Trying to Authenticate a Logged in User if Authentication Fails Once

CSM appears to have a mechanism where periodically it will re-authenticate the logged in users. This becomes a problem if the user's credentials have changed since the last time they logged into CSM, CSM will keep trying to re-authenticate the ses...
over 1 year ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Is a defect

Add sender email address to Alert Notifications screen

Currently the CSM GUI configuration for Alert Notifications asks for the "Reply-to-address". This is not the same as the sender address but this subtle difference is easily missed (and if noticed there is no obvious way to specify the sender addre...
4 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 3 Future consideration

Allow Multi-Target PPRC via CSM for HDS Controllers

We use Hitachi storage controllers with CSM as data mirroring software. In the case of a 3-sided controller migration, it is necessary to activate multitarget pprc. However, CSM currently does not allow this for storage controllers from other manu...
over 1 year ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 2 Not under consideration

Add roll-up snapshot/SGC Schedule

Allow the user to have an aggressive snapshot interval that rolls up to a less aggressive, longer retention snaps.
4 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Future consideration

Check the GM subordinate even if there are no copyset in it.

Currently CSM only queries for copysets that are actively participating in a session. If we have a session with a subordinate with no more copysets on the subordinate, CSM doesn't check the state of the subordinate. Adding a check of the subordina...
over 1 year ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 2 Future consideration

Have CSM alert when ADMIN password expires

Today when ADMIN password expires on the DS8K (typically after the default of 90 days), CSM will stop working and you cannot directly see what is the issue. It is reported in CSM as connection error. I suggest we get a notification - maybe a few d...
about 2 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 2 Not under consideration

Allow user to display "volume full name" and "volume short name" at his conveniance using existing table twistie

In huges banking Z/os csm implamentation, we can deal with many DS8000 having each more than 100 000 volumes. Having this ability will avoid fingerchecks when usin CSM GUI to perform troubleshooting tasks when things are not work as expected.
almost 2 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

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