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FCM for tdpsql can't work with multiple dsm.opt files

There is no command-line option nor any other option/possibility to tell FCM for tdpsql (6.4.0.0) to use the settings from a specific dsm.opt. In previous versions this was possible using the deprecated tdpsql.exe GUI, however by deprecating this ...
about 11 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 2 Planned for future release

Customizing FCM TDP MSSQL Configuration files

Please include possibility for customzing locations of TDP for MSSQL configuration files (.cfg + .opt) at MMC console of FileCopyManager. For example as on TSM Baclient with environment variables.
over 11 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 2 Planned for future release

Tivoli FCM individual mail box restore problem

restore the mail box with it's locale rather then change the locale setting of the exchange server everytime.
over 11 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 2 Planned for future release

TSM for VE Using VMware Resource Pools for backup selection

TSM for VE Using VMware Resource Pools for backup selection. vCloud director creates resource pools for each "org" or client/LOB. vCloud places the vCloud managed VM's in those resource pools.
over 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 2 Planned for future release

FCM: Unix/Linux Netapp NFS support for DB2/Oracle/SAP

FCM v3.2 for Unix/Linux supports Netapp Storage via FC or iSCSI, but not NFS. This RFE is to support nfs as well.
over 11 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 2 Planned for future release

Request to change the use of Name servers in stead of /etc/hosts file

Tivoli products are still dependent of using /etc/hosts file instead of using Name Servers. Is it not a bit old fashioned the use of /etc/hosts file?We do not use the /etc/hosts file but when we want to upgrade TSM server we need to put all kind o...
over 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Planned for future release

No Exchange Dumster functionality by IMR

Since Exchange 2010, Mailbox and DB-dumpster are an important feature for customers. TDPE 6.x is always backing up these data via VSS/Snapshot technologies. Unfortenatly, TDPE 6.X is not able to restore these kind of datas. The customer who is usi...
over 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Mail 2 Planned for future release

IMR restore account to powerful

Every IMR enabled windows account has to have the "Organization Management group" assigned, to full fill any IMR-Operation on any Microsoft Exchange version with any TDPE 6.x version. From security point of view, this not acceptable. Any security ...
over 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Mail 2 Planned for future release

Error message missing encryption code in proxy node restore on exported data

message to user that encryption code is missing or needed when restoring fra tdp exchange gui with exportet node data using the vss restore metode
over 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Mail 2 Planned for future release

message in export/import telling you no receiving node has been defined or haver export/import fail if no receiving node defi

for export/import have the process fail if there is no node defined on the receiving system. At the very least have a message saying the process failed because no node was defined on the receiving system.
over 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 4 Planned for future release

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