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IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem

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show rebuild V7000 under running tasks

As you can see we've had a hard disk with a lot errors. We've changed the hdd with a new one and reset the disk status back to spare disk. After this the array began to rebuild, but you can't see anything under the GUI of the V7000. Only with a sp...
over 12 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 3 Is a defect

Replication: enable TCP Window Scaling

Based on information in the PMR and simulations it appears that the replication is using a fixed TCP Window size. Please consider enabling TCP Window Scaling to allow bigger transfers speeds.
over 9 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

vdisk mirror is out of sync

When a vdisk mirror is out of sync, the CLI currently does not exhibit a field to display precisely which copy of the vdisk mirror is in use. The active copy is implied when the copy is sync=true and primary=yes or when the sync=no and primary=no....
over 9 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Show SCSI ID (LUN) in View Volume by Host

In the "Volumes by Host" View is a column missing to show the SCSI ID or LUN Number which is assigned to the vdisk by the specific host.
over 9 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Supports Key Wrapping over KMIP Protocol

Key wrapping is a cryptographic algorithm which aims to provide “privacy and integrity protection for specialized data such as cryptographic keys. KMIP Protocol currently supports the Key Wrapping functionality but IBM Storwize V7000 do not suppor...
over 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

vDisk Protection in a DTA Snapshot environment

With vdisk_protection_time and vdisk_protection_enabled, two parameters are provided in SVC and Storwize to prevent accidental deletion of a disc. Unfortunately, this function is unusable if additional products dynamically create and delete vDisk....
over 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

randam/sequential performance stats in SVC performance data

randam/sequential performance stats in SVC performance data
over 9 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Enable/disable EasyTier for a volume in the GUI

Currently the Easy Tier setting for a volume cannot be changed in the SVC GUI. A function should be added to the properties panel of a volume.
about 13 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

Increase the maximum number of partnerships between the local and remote SVC/V7/V9

Client has a V7 and (2) V9s that replicate to a single V7 in DR. They need to add an additional V9 in prod and want to replicate it to the same V7 in DR. To accomplish this Client needs IBM to increase the maximum number of partnerships between th...
over 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

SVC custom alerting

Customer would like to change the error code 1187 to a higher severity than warning. Warning would not generate an email to let them know that they have a node down. Alternatively would like to change alerting on individual error codes.
about 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

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