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IBM DS8000

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DS8000 needs to allow customer access to detailed debugging logs for cloud related activities.

Currently network activity and error states between the DS8000 and cloud porividers, and also between DS8000 and z/OS, is not available to view. The only log available is the audit log which does not provide detail on how the DS8000 preceives or h...
over 2 years ago in IBM DS8000 0 Planned for future release

Outboard copy inhibit

Provide capability to reset "Outboard Copy Inhibit" flag on the DS8000. This flag is set by mvs software - e.g. TDMF and can be reset by MVS DEVSERV commands. However, a backdoor DS8000 method to do this is absent.
over 3 years ago in IBM DS8000 0 Planned for future release

Allow client to choose ciphers for HMC's

The z15 allows the customer to pick the ciphers they want for https: to HMC's
over 2 years ago in IBM DS8000 3 Planned for future release

Visibility to volume and LSS use of space for ESE volume

We are just starting to implement thinly provisioned ESE volumes and have identified some deficiencies in the lack of granularity in the visibility to the amount of space utilized. We do have a way to look at the space used from z/OS we don't have...
about 6 years ago in IBM DS8000 0 Planned for future release

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