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IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem

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Hyperswap with FS9200 : prefered site selection with GUI 8.4, as it was possible with GUI 8.3

When creatin an hyperswap volume in FS9200 GUI version 8.3, it was possible to select a prefered site; now, with GUI 8.4, it's no more possible.We request this possibility for hyperswap volumes to select in the GUI a prefered site to be implemente...
over 2 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 3 Not under consideration

V3700 ThinProvisioning does not work as advertised

V3700 Thin Provisioning does not work as advertised.We consider "IBM Storwize V3700: Ideal for VMware environments" => http://public.dhe.ibm.com/common/ssi/ecm/en/tsf03029usen/TSF03029USEN.PDFSince Storwize does not currently support the VMware...
about 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Flashsystem : Behavior when the management IP port cable is disconnected

If the cable of the node with the management IP on the side with the management IP is disconnected, there will be no SNMP signal or syslog signal forever.
almost 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 3 Not under consideration

Support of UEFI Boot Mode for VMs

Lack of Support - IBM Storage Support for Microsoft VSS VDS IBM Storage Support for Microsoft VSS VDS does only recognize a VMware VM as a VM when this VM was booted in BIOS-Mode. A VM booted in UEFI-Mode will not recognized as a VM.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Allow for import of Wildcard Certificate on FS5200 for securing WebUI

Currently on the FS5200, you have to create a certificate request and then upload the certificate generated from the request in order to secure the WebUI on the FS5200. We use Wildcard Certificates so that we don't have to order a new cert for eac...
6 months ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Event notification capability to mark a hardware/software event as "Acknowledged/Unfixed" to suppress daily ongoing notifications until able to be resolved.

Current Spectrum Virtualize Software behavior: When an event is triggered/logged for a hardware/software failure or pending failure it causes SNMP notification to our in-house Monitoring system that triggers a call out notification to the Team (as...
over 1 year ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Host outages during SVC Codeupgrade: Missing Warning for misconfiguration and missing SVC check – command

All backend-paths of each mdisk needs to have the same Host-LUN-ID (SCSI-ID). In case of different IDs on different paths of the same mdisk, SVC does accept this without a warning. But during a SVC Code-Upgrade, this leads to a offline-SVC-pool-si...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

SVC 2145-DH8 Use IMM port for remote access/control

SVC Nodes are commonly installed in multiple Data Centers, not all Data Centers have a support personnel at all times, and in certain circumstances the SVC Nodes require physical access in order to Reboot the Nodes. Currently the IMM Port of the S...
over 9 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

Ethernet port failure not generating events within a specific time frame

jeffos (IBM)Oct 04, 2022, 13:43 Hello team, I have discussed this with our SME team and they do agree that since shared technician ports aren't used on the newer platforms, setting a shorter timeout seems sensible. They suggest to submit a Request...
over 1 year ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

Extend valid settings for option "etfcmoverallocationmax" on mk|chmdiskgrp commands and its applicability in general.

Currently the option "etfcmoverallocationmax" offers four valid settings "100,200,300,400" to set the maximum over-allocation which Easy Tier can migrate onto FCM arrays, when the array is used as the top tier in a multi-tier pool. It currently wo...
over 4 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

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