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Spectrum Virtualize GUI resizable fields

Since redesign of the GUI in 7.6 (could also be in 7.5 but we did skip that release) a number of fields cannot be resized anymore. This is very frustrating for our storage administrators as they have to pick items on random and see if this is the ...
over 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Delivered

New power supply models

A dozen of power supplies replacement in less than 6 months on two TS4300. The quality of this components have to be reviewed.
about 1 year ago in Linear Tape-Open 1 Delivered

Replicated volume expansion without deleting relationship

We need the ability to expand volumes with a Metro Mirror remote copy without deleting the relationship between the volume and its copy. Deleting and re-creating this relationship every time there is the need to expand a volume poses a risk to the...
about 12 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 3 Delivered

Allow more flexible retention polices

Currently the SLA Policies only allow retnetion period in days. The customer would like to set retention period in weeks, months, years or indefinitely.
over 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 2 Delivered

Setting the Spectrum Scale license designation in the mmaddnode command (JUMP)

We currently have a hack in our system automation facilities for a node to set the Spectrum Scale License Designation. This can be problematic when multiple nodes attempt to change their License Designation at the same time. We would prefer GPFS t...
almost 8 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 2 Delivered

A new feature called 'Fast Format' in SVC Code 7.5 level

A new feature called 'Fast Format' has been introduced in the SVC 7.5 level of code. This sets the 'format' option of new volumes on by default.During the time the volumes is formatting, the volume can still beaccessed by a host system. But for a ...
almost 9 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

Document regular expression APIs in REST API Guide

The regular expression APIs are not documented. Not sure why that is, since any content search policy will require a regular expression (that may not be provided by Discover product). The following do actually work despite not being documented:/po...
over 3 years ago in Storage Discover 0 Delivered

Spectrum Protect Server Startup on Linux SystemD unit file

Would like a SystemD unit file for the SP server startup. Current process uses SystemV init script which runs from a user slice which inherently do not have access to all system resources. Running the application from a SystemD unit file would use...
over 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Delivered

Spectrum Virtualize Storage - Preferred node alignment for FlashCopy volumes with source volume

System: IBM Flash 9150Actor: Storage system enforce best practice When creating FlashCopy or Remote copy w/Change volumes relationships, this does not enforce the FlashCopy volume or Change Volume to be placed on the same preferred node as the sou...
over 5 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

make comprestimator available as an SVC internal command

Please can you internalise the 'comprestimator' functionality as a command within the SVC
over 12 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 8 Delivered

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