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Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS)

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GPFS Support in Linux for DataStage binaries

Too many processes/threads executing mmap() functions accessing executable library functions which results in an increase in GPFS lock contention
about 7 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 2 Not under consideration

Spectrum Scale Management API Version 2 should support SMB exportacls

The Spectrum Scale management API Version 2 includes commands for managing SMB exports, like Create/Modify/Delete an SMB share.These command represent the 'mmsmb export' cli commands. The API Version 2 must provide an equivalent for the 'mmsmb exp...
about 7 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 3 Not under consideration

Concurrent upgrades for Spectrum Scale Protocol Nodes

Currently, upgrades to Spectrum Scale are disruptive, documented to be 20 minutes per node. The stated reason is that SMB versions cannot co-exist, however, it is likely that not all upgrades introduce a new version of SMB.
over 7 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 7 Not under consideration

Cluster Export Services support on AIX

Cluster Export Services are supported only in a Linux environment. I want to use an AIX environment and use AIX servers as SMB, NFS, and Object Protocol nodes.
over 7 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 2 Not under consideration

To develop a report that shows overall capacity consumed per user that adds up local and offline files and versions

Current quota management on Spectrum Scale only considers consumed space of local files. With the introduction of features such Transparent Cloud Tiering for COS, it is needed a control over the space users are consuming for both local and offline...
over 7 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 2 Not under consideration

authentication CLI supports overlapping IDs

The Samba 4.5.15 in Spectrum Scale 4.2.3.7 supports the overlapping IDsusing the following command: mmuserauth service create --data-access-method file --type ad --serversnam.domain.com --user-name AS --netbios-name <hostname>--unixmap-domai...
over 7 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 2 Not under consideration

Automate process to deploy OS+drivers in protocol nodes

Today approach to deploy protocol nodes is to use xcat for protocol node OS+drivers and Toolkit for protocol node rpms. This request is to provide a supported automation to deploy OS+drivers for protocol nodes.
over 7 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 2 Not under consideration

CTDB Enhancement 50/5000 to ensure an uninterrupted upgrade to new Release levels

The problem with the SMB upgrade is with the data shared between the protocol nodes. It is not tied to the protocol version used between SMB clients and the protocol nodes. Samba stores internal data (e.g. for the SMB state of open files) in tdb d...
over 7 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 5 Not under consideration

Modification of smb.conf to prevent vulnerability

The customer has to set 'server signing=mandatory' in smb.conf to prevent vulnerability.https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/887429http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731957.aspxhttp://www.nessus.org/u?74b80723http://www.samba.org/samba...
over 7 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 2 Not under consideration

NFS V4.1 Support

Need support for NVS V4.1
over 7 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 3 Not under consideration

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