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    Add functionality to Python SDK for Spetctrum Discover

    When run in OpenShift, every pod that uses the SDK seems to require root privileges because the SDK mounts data connections under /nfs-scanner/. We have some Python scripts that use the SDK to work on files and apply tags to them in Spectrum Disco...
    about 3 years ago in Storage Discover 0 Planned for future release

    VOLHISTORY Maintenance

    In reference to the growth of the VOLHISTORY file due to the entries of the new volumes that are created weekly by the FILE-type STGs. Weekly the VOLHISTORY file grows since every week new volumes are generated in the STG of file type, these volum...
    about 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Future consideration

    Backup STGPOOL multiple processes for individual node

    When running backup stgpool, I use 8 processes, however, if you have one very large node, it will not use multiple processes to backup that node, and when you're down to only one node left, it's a single-threaded process, using only one tape drive.
    almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Not under consideration

    List all volumes needed for restore

    Maybe IBM can develop a tool for list all volumes needed to make a restore before it executes.
    almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

    Add parm to allow some control over the calculation of available space to avoid false positive ANS1311E errors

    Add a parm that could specify the estimated amount of data reduction to use when calculating if the storage pool has sufficient space. so setting this parm to 75 would tell TSM to assume the pending backup is going to get at least a 75% reduction,...
    over 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 0 Not under consideration

    Changing the mnt directory from root to dedicated file system

    If we have a dedicated filesystem, it won't affect the space on root file system on Production servers. In our environment only, we faced the situation like the root file system is full due to this /mnt/spp/vsnapx/fspooly/ directory.
    about 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

    Incluir a possibilidade de desativar a vizualização no actlog de algumas mensagens.

    O actlog é uma ferramente importante para a administração do sistema, porem em alguns casos a quantidade de informaçẽs que ali são exibidas dificultam a utilização do mesmo para monitorar e diganosticar algumas taregas e eventos. Sugiro a opação d...
    about 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Future consideration

    Fine(r) grained RBAC model

    As of today Spectrum is having hability to grant rights according to end user profile. A user can be for example a collection admin or a data user having then a set of predefined permissions. Would it be possible to assign finer permissions based ...
    about 3 years ago in Storage Discover 0 Future consideration

    Have the ability to choose the backup node in oracle

    Spectrum protect plus does not currently have the ability to choose the preferred node for backups in the case of oracles like in the exchange for example, and we have this in question for some customers, who do not want to change in oracle
    about 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

    Add Wait parameter to AUDIT VOLUME command

    Add parameter WAIT to the AUDIT VOLUME command. If set to YES, the AUDIT VOLUME would wait until the process is finished before continuing with the next command or next line in the script.
    almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

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