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IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem

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SVC option to remove vdisk on schedule

Problem description: if vdisk deletions are requested, we always keep them an extra month ; this to prevent if a vdisk deletion was requested by mistake ; or to restore files from itCurrent workaround: we created some scripts to make this possible...
about 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Volume Creation date and User data

We would like to see the ability to see the volume creation date and what user created the volume as a selectable field in the GUI
over 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Fibre Port Control from GUI on FS900 AE2/AE3 and FS9150

Prudential is asking for the following, in regards to the FS900s, and FS9150s: "There should  be a distinction between, Offline (link failure), Inactive(admin Down), Online and SFP not present status. And user should have ability to change th...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Increase available information on Audit log screen and reinstate scroll bars

In Spectrum Virtualize 8.5.0.2 (SVC) the Audit log screen layout and functionality has changed compared to 8.4.0.6. Up until 8.4 there are 21 entries visible, on 8.5 this is reducted to only 10. Changing the row height (smaller) only adds addition...
over 2 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Future consideration

Allow V7000 monitoring using industry standard protocols

Allow monitoring of performance data using read-only credentials and industry standard tooling.
almost 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

FICON support for SVC

Problem description: No ability to provision storage from SVC to MainframeCurrent workaround: None
over 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Provide encryption support to M2 internal disks to allow failed disks' removal at very large bank

In case of a failed M2 disk in large bank or other information sensitive company, the lack of encryption support for internal disks prevents returning failed disks to IBM for repair because large banks command retaining all non encrypted disk in t...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Future consideration

No confidential information may be part of the storage snap transfered to support team.

Call Home SVC at level 7.6.1.5 The customer is a weapons company with very restrictive confidentiality rules. This company is requesting that, for Storage snaps transfers to support teams, no confidential information may be part of the transfer (l...
over 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Detecting bad network connection and perform preventive Action.

When there is a Bad Network connection there is a possibility of receiving malformed or out of sequence Commands. The Spectrum Virtualize products are reacting to this anomaly by rebooting themselves, sometimes both nodes rebooting simultaneously....
over 2 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Is a defect

extent mirroring rather than migrate within the context of EasyTier

Customer is requesting that the EasyTier functionality that currently migrates extents from spinning disk to SSD/Flash incorporate an extent mirror command instead.
about 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration