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Include rpm package audispd-plugins into Storage Scale System bundle to improve audit logging capabilities.

In an regulated environment it is required to configure several audit rules at OS level, to be compliant. To forward the resulting audit events to syslog, it is required to install the rpm package audisp-plugins, which is not part of the current I...
about 1 month ago in Storage Scale System 0 Submitted

Support user- or node-level isolation mechanisms, such as sub-directory mounts and the ability to collect and examine usage statistics at the job level.

We have a large RFP where the proposed file system must have user- or node-level isolation mechanisms, such as sub-directory mounts and the ability to collect and examine usage statistics at the job level. We have a strong competition from DDN so ...
6 months ago in Storage Scale System 0 Submitted

Add mmchfileset feature to make a fileset temporarily read-only

When migrating data, we need to be able to guarantee that no data in a fileset has been modified during the duration of the migration. Adding a feature to mmchfileset which can make a fileset read-only on a temporary basis would fulfill that requi...
about 1 month ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 0 Submitted

Support DHCP with NSD for ESS/SSS clusters

This will allow enterprises that require DHCP for ip address resolution.
about 1 month ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 0 Submitted

Able to temporary disable a SMB or NFS export on protocol nodes.

There is no way to temporary disable and SMB or NFS exports. The only way is to delete the export. (At least for SMB exports) It would be more convenient and less likely that you make an error if you could disable it instead of delete it. It would...
about 1 month ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 0 Submitted

Recover failed Ganesha node - which mark with F flag, without reboot.

Hi We had NFS Ganesha node that failed - but we did not able to recover it , only reboot solve it. Sysmon attempted to remove the F flag three times, but all attempts to acquire the lock failed.As a result, the node remained in a failed state desp...
about 2 months ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 0 Submitted

Support for SAP/Oracle running on AIX with Defender Data Protect

Many customers use SAP with Oracle on AIX. Since DDP already supports Oracle standalone on AIX, and SAP/Oracle on x86_64, is there roadmap to include SAP/Oracle on AIX as well?
3 months ago in Storage Defender 0 Submitted

Password rules should not apply to ID'S with no GUI access

We have an automation ID that does not have GUI access, but we want to implement password rules. Currently the version of 6.3.12 only provides an all or nothing feature for password rules. I would suggest excluding automation ID'S from password va...
about 2 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Submitted

Syslog messages forwarded to a syslog server have to be encrypted by TLS protocol

in our data centers syslog messages have to be encrypted. we got an open risk because COS System send syslog messages unencrypted to the syslog server.
about 2 months ago in Cloud Object Storage System 0 Submitted

Monitor the temperature of the Mellanox adapters - mmhealth

Hi In order to minimize the risk of system down due to heat problem. It will be great if mmhealth will monitor the temperature of the Mellanox adapters. This can be done by running the following script: #!/bin/bashfor i in `lspci|grep -i mellanox|...
about 2 months ago in Storage Scale System 0 Submitted

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