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    TSM - events tabel sql queries prb

    Info from support:I've discussed the issue with our developers, and the symptom you see is caused by staging tables we are using to fulfill the SQL requests. I tried to confirm a perfoamnce APAR with them and I could open one if you insist, howeve...
    almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Not under consideration

    TSM repository server is not supported as catalog backup target for SPP+ (enable catalog backup to repository server)

    Using the SPP+ gui you can select a TSM repository server as a target for catalog backup for SPP+. I have opened a call with IBM support (TS013178083) because at 10.1.14-217 release at least of SPP+ no matter how you configure the TSM S3 repositor...
    about 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

    Ability to set a management/service IP address with no default gateway

    The customer I work for has his SVC cluster in an isolated network with no routing and thus no default gateway. When I try to configure the IP addressing, if I leave the "default gateway" field empty, the save button won't be available, forcing us...
    about 3 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

    SVC RSA/IMM

    Customer would like to monitor the hardware failures, like power cable cut situation, similar to other xSystem server via RSA/IMM interface.In pmr it was stated, that this feature was not tested and that way it is not supported. Implementing that ...
    almost 13 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

    Request option for previous SVC GUI behavior to modify characteristics of volumes

    Previously in SVC 7.5 code, the volume characteristics could be edited in the GUI from the properties menu of the volume. This was changed in 7.6 so that modifications (such as a cache mode change) were made available in the GUI in the actions men...
    over 9 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

    SP Command builer stand-alone port for windows/linux

    Create a stand-alone or dsmadmc integrated version for windows and/or Linux of the SP Command builder currently integrated in the SP-OC.
    over 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 0 Not under consideration

    syslog receiver for linux

    Feature to allow TSM to externalise events through a reciver that can put events into syslog without the need for external scripting.
    almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 3 Not under consideration

    APFS support in the TSM Mac Client

    Apple plan to release the Apple File System (APFS) in 2017: https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/FileManagement/Conceptual/APFS_Guide/Introduction/Introduction.html A preview of APFS is already available in macOS 10.12 Sierra....
    over 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 0 Not under consideration

    TRUE GUI

    Why the GUI has a limited window size ? When it will be modern ?
    about 3 years ago in IBM TS4300 Tape Library 1 Not under consideration

    Be able to send individual node data that resides in directory container pools to tape

    Customer would like the ability to send the data from individual nodes whose data resides in directory container pools to tape.
    over 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Not under consideration

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