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IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM)

CSM to Include Active/Normal PPRC Path Count for LSS's Under Topology Details View

It would be very helpful if the Topology Details table could list out the total PPRC path counts for each session/LSS. This can be useful in making sure that eg the CSV setup is as expected, that there aren't any failed paths affecting a particula...
over 3 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) Delivered

Allow full Box or multiple Subsystem selections in ESE and SGC Sizer sessions

When ESEsizer or SGCsizer sessions are configured, typically they are configured for a large amount of LSS/LCUs if not even for all volumes configured on the system. However, the Copy Set selection wizard does not allow to proceed, when only a sys...
about 2 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) Delivered

View by User Defined Group

Would like to have a View By User Group option under Sessions. When having multiple sessions the User Defined Group option is great for sorting. However, being able to roll them up under the User Groups (like with view by Volume Group) would make ...
over 1 year ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) Delivered

Remove log4j error messages on IWNSRV STC CSM address space

Having error when starting STC IWNSRV (Copy Services Manager Address Space) PMR 01563 227 000 advised that these messages can be ignored. Would like to request to have these messages removed permanently. log4j. error message: [err] log4j:ERROR Cou...
about 8 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) Delivered

Add a role with hability to create SGC backups without possibility to expire them

It will improve security of the backup especially when SGC backups are triggered by a ZOS batch job. Without this role, everybody who can run the job can expire the backups and remove them.
about 4 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) Delivered

allow a time offset in the passticket generation

Necessary if CSM is managing across time zones
over 1 year ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) Delivered

Allow MONITOR role to 'view' all (or most) items and configurations in CSM

Currently the MONITOR role in CSM does not allow access to things like port pairing csv or authentication settings and even the scheduled tasks. As a result we always need an ID with ADMINISTRATIVE access. Per our firm's security standards the adm...
over 1 year ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) Delivered

Copy Service Alerting for missing/stale safeguarded copy session

CSM doesn't send any kind of notification for missing safeguared copy of a given vdisk.
almost 4 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) Delivered

Schedule tasks with option to select multiple times

When taking SGC captures using CSM, due to business requirements, we have been asked to take at 4 different times of day. Ex: 1am, 6am, 6pm, 9pm. And it is different for each environment. Current CSM doesnt have such option. Need this option which...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) Delivered

API to update device passwords for Spectrum Virt and other devices

Please add an endpoint to the API to update device passwords for Spectrum Virtualize (and perhaps other devices.) The updateHMC endpoint only works for DS8000. Our environment includes FS9k's in multiple availability zones across multiple regions....
about 4 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) Delivered

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