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    RestAPIv2

    Would like to use restAPI v2 to associate snapshot rules ( like other snapshot options : list, create, delete ,copy ... on filesystem and on fileset level ) , but no rule association rest api calls ?
    about 4 years ago in Storage Scale System 0 Future consideration

    Operations Center Alert emails

    The recently released Operations Center supports the reporting and managing of TSM alert messages in a web page. It also supports the distribution of specific ALERTS to email recipients, allowing pro-active notification of certain relevant system ...
    over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Reporting and Monitoring) 2 Not under consideration

    TSM EIF events to multiple EIF targets

    TSM requires the ability of directing the TSM event feed to two or more EIF targets for resilience. Target can be any listener capable of receiving EIF events
    over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / TSM for System Back-up and Recovery 2 Not under consideration

    ZDMF non disruptive dataset move

    We have many 3380's and small 3390's.Requirement is to be able to copy/move datasets from 3380 to 3390 non disruptively + 3390 datasets on small 3390 volumes to large 3390 volumes.By non disruptive i mean without even momentary start /stop of eg C...
    about 4 years ago in zDMF 2 Not under consideration

    Validate Hostbus adapter for SVC

    adapter 1: Server: HPe Proliant Rackserver G9/G10 HBA: Option 1: - Emulex SN1600E2P- FW: 12.8.352.12 - Driver Version: 12.8.329.1Option 2:- Emulex SN1100E2P - FW:12.8.352.12- Driver Version 12.8.329.1 Link to the matrix:https://www-03.ibm.com/syst...
    about 4 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

    Add ability to query virtual disk size at the point of backup from SP client

    APAR IT22561 addresses an issue which causes a failed restore of an individual virtual disk to report success, but there are deeper underlying problems here. As per the APAR text, to recover an individual virtual disk virtual disk once it has been...
    about 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 0 Not under consideration

    Reliability option for when suspension of disk occurs on disk outages

    IBM: Currently when allocating disk space, gpfs only consider the disk status(ready,suspended/to-be-emptied, emptied, replacing, replacement) but not "availability"(up, down, recovering, unrecovered). for "availability", it will impact whether GPF...
    about 8 years ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 3 Not under consideration

    Central management console to be able to manage all SVC clusters from one pane.

    Central management console to be able to manage all SVC clusters from one pane. This saves having to log onto each cluster GUI.
    over 12 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

    Automatic aux vdisk creation on remote copy relationship creation.

    When you create Remote Copy relationships, you need to identify the source LUN / Size / Name, then create an IDENTICAL (to the last Kb in size) volume on the auxiliary site. Then you can create the relationship – master / aux. If there was a simpl...
    over 12 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

    Tivoli Storage Manager not compliant with IBM ITCS104 security rules

    ESA Security board request to open this RFE in order that TSM password rules management should allow to configure the minimum ITCS104 rules.<br />Example : upper - lower case in pwd ,    minimum length=10 ...
    over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 3 Not under consideration

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