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Protocols - S3 Object Lock

We have been requesting this for a long time through other channels and it seems like something that has not yet been acknowledged... it is an important feature to implement for the new CES-S3, we have alot of missed opportunities due to the lack ...
over 1 year ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) Future consideration

Proxmox VE - Backup with Storage Defender Data Protect

Allow Defender Data Protect to seamlessly integrate with Proxmox Virtual Environment without the need for an agent. This integration is requested by customers and included in RFPs to ensure the capability of performing VM-consistent backups and fa...
over 1 year ago in Storage Defender Data Resiliency Service (DRS) Future consideration

Integrate S3 commands into the REST API

We have an automatic workflow which provisiones storage with the help of the REST API (and not mm* commands)Since we want to automate the S3 part, we need s3 commands in the REST API. So the request is to provide S3 administration via REST API, id...
about 1 year ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) Future consideration

Ability to set a legal notice on login page to GUI and TSSC

Ability to set a legal notice on login to GUI and TSSC pages. A requirement is that we have a legal notice on the login pages to the GUI/TSSC to reinforce around the computer misuse act. This is a risk requirement of the organization backed by reg...
3 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Future consideration

Standardize certificate management on DS8 device

The DS8 currently uses two different methods to manage digital certificates: 1. https server certificate (CSR generated and import of signed cert) 2. Syslog secure forwarding certificate (import of private key and certificate components generated ...
12 months ago in IBM DS8000 Future consideration

Deep Archive Integration with Microsoft Entra ID

IBM Storage Deep Archive software version 1.2.0 does not currently support integration with Microsoft Entra ID for administrative access. This feature would be particularly useful for customers requiring this kind of integration, and would greatly...
9 months ago in IBM Storage Deep Archive Future consideration

Increase limits for hosts and host ports per SVC IO-group / per system

Can IBM increase for SVC clusters following v8.6.x limitations ? 1. Fibre Channel hosts per system 2. Fibre Channel hosts per I/O group 3. Fibre Channel host ports per I/O group 4. Number of Host mappable Volumes 5. Number of supported logins per ...
over 2 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem Future consideration

FlashCopy -- limit to specific volser ranges or categories

Currently, FlashCopy for DR saves a copy of EVERY tape that has changed. This is excessive, using a lot of cache unnecessarily when DR exercises are being done for a host/client that only uses a small subset of those tapes. And when you have a hos...
3 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Future consideration

Display write-protect status of a cartridge in the UI and API

It would be a really useful feature to be able to see at a glance which tapes in the library currently have their write-protect switch turned on.
10 months ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library Future consideration

REST API Certificate Renewals for TSSC

In an enterprise environment we need to automate the renewals of our certificates for the TS7700 estate.
4 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Future consideration

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