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    Provie a button or tab that exposes API calls that would have resulted in the previous GUI activity.

    The command line actions used are shown when a GUI action is completed, but this does not always map to a specific API call or sequence of API calls. It would be helpful for those trying to move to automated workflows to see what the API call woul...
    about 3 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 3 Future consideration

    compressed volumes copy count in lsiogrp

    The "compressed volume copy count" is restricted by an io_group. But one needs several commands (with filter) to get the "compressed volume copy count" per io_group. It would be nice if another column added to the command "lsiogrp" with a counter ...
    over 9 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

    GM needs Ubuntu supported for the Spectrum Scale HSM Client asap

    Customer has purchased 130PB SP License and needs to run Ubuntu for the Protect Server and HSM Client
    about 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Future consideration

    planexpl.awk.smp script should create an individual file for the SERVER.RERQUIREMENTS stanza.

    The packaged script to explode the DR Plan into individual files (i.e. planexpl.awk.smp) currently does not create an individual file for the SERVER.RERQUIREMENTS stanza. The stanza SERVER.RERQUIREMENTS should be included in these scripts so when ...
    almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Not under consideration

    Make volume mappings read-only

    For optimal backup of vmware virtual infrastructures the backup proxies (OS: Windows) need direct access to vmfs volumes over san. A small miss configuration/bug of a windows proxy host has a big chance of loosing the complete vm environment throu...
    over 9 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

    ANR8341I End-of-volume reached for FILE volume

    ACTION TAKEN: I informed the customer after discussion with development:We have had multiple discussions with different developers and each timewe get to the same point of this is not something that we can fix in an APAR. This is working as design...
    almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

    Tooling for updating device login credentials from outside Spectrum Control

    I need a method for programmatic management of the login credentials of devices managed by Spectrum Control. Security best practice requires that the passwords/keys are regularly changed.changing through the GUI for even a moderate number of devic...
    over 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Control 1 Future consideration

    Include SNMP agent's IP address ( Strowize cluster IP) into SNMP trap

    Our client use the SNMP agent IP address to filter the SNMP trap. But our Storwize systems are not send the IP-address with the SNMP trap. All other systems from IBM and other vendors send the IP- address within the trap. We know that the SNMP V2 ...
    over 9 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

    Add filspace start/backup end time to Monitoring for TSM

    The monitoring agent for Tivoli Storage Manager should collect information about backup start and end time for filespace backups (Occupancy view in Tivoli Enterprise Portal). This information is easily collectable in TSM database.
    almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Reporting and Monitoring) 1 Planned for future release

    TSM node replication needs to support a Many to Many Server Grid

    TSM Node Replication needs to allow the target replication server to be defined on a node by node basis rather than a server by server basis
    almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Not under consideration

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