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IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem

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Optional short notification for Spectrum Virtualize produts

The Spectrum Virtualize family of products produce a length alert email, which is suitable for consumption by support. However, customers may choose to send critical alerts to some form of paging device. These devices may not be able to display th...
over 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

SVC should not Assert if the other node within the I/O group is down (SYS4866)

IBM GTS Services Delivery requests STG implement a fix so that if a node within an I/O grou is down, or is in the process of asserting, the second node within that I/O group will not assert (reboot). Note:1) Before Reboot, check state of other nod...
about 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

SVC - Debug mode collection enablement

Ability to enable an extended debug mode for gathering deep information from a cluster and a tool to provide analysis of that data for onsite review. The intent for this is to perform deep level testing prior to deployment of new code sets.
almost 7 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

vdismirror state properties

GUI don't show the state of the copyprocess of any vdiskmirror.The lsvdisk shows the state of each copy as sync yes/no. GUI only states online (or offline).This information is important for SVC stretched cluster operations.
over 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Implement SNMP on SVC/Storwize

Please implement readonly SNMP V2 server on the device to allow for asset management and discovery
over 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

SVC Threshold Based SNMP

Threshold based capacity and performance SNMP alerts should be configurable
over 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

V7000 Threshold Based SNMP

Threshold based capacity and performance SNMP alerts should be configurable
over 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

V7000 Configurable SNMP Alerts

Repeat SNMP alerts for errors not fixed within a given window should be configurable
over 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Spectrum Virtualize FQDN support

The Spectrum Virtualize SW stack needs to support FQDN/DNS addresses for LDAP/AD, NTP, SMTP, External Encryption Servers, or SNMP. Currently requires hard-coded IP addresses.
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Mirrored Mdisk Group

Ability to create mirrored MDisk Groups
over 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration