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    FCM Win: Links to the VSS HW Provider Websites are out of date

    The configuration wizard in the MMC prints a warning if no VSS Hardware Provider is installed. If you click on this Warning, then a list with links to websites appear where it is possible to download the VSS HW Provider. The problem: The links in ...
    over 13 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 3 Planned for future release

    FCM Win: Enhance support in clustered environments

    The current configuration wizard in the MMC for the configuration of MSSQL, Exchange and NTFS volumes does not do any consideration if the application is running in a cluster. - FCM config wizard should configure the attributes: VSSALTSTAGINGDIR a...
    over 13 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 2 Not under consideration

    FCM Win: Hint for possible outdated versions of BA and TDP Client

    FCM installs the BA Client and the TDPs under the covers which are packaged within the FCM installation package. These versions can be outdated. The MMC config wizard should print a hint at a certain point in time that the BA and TDP version might...
    over 13 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 2 Not under consideration

    FCM for Oracle on AIX to support multipile Database with same user id running on one server (ORACLE_SID)

    FCM for Oracle on AIx to support backup server which run more than 1 Database with the same userid.To work with ORACLE_SID and not ORACLE_HOME.
    over 13 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

    Senior Technical Specialist

    Add another Security Role.The Role is the same as Monitor with the added function of "Download Support Package".
    about 9 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

    ISP Installer and GTK2/libXrender

    If you have installed the GTK2 bundle (as described in the installation guide, ISP 8.1.12, AIX 7.2) and probably updated the RPMs to a more recent level (that is not the problem) then you run into this problem: GUI Installer/Instance Installer The...
    over 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

    Backup client for SAP HANA

    There is a need to develop a real backup solution for SAP HANA. As it is today all backups are done on a full-backup base from files. Since the database can be quite large this is a problem.
    over 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 4 Planned for future release

    Support Request-Spectrum Protect with SteelFusion

    We would like IBM to look at Spectrum Protect and a product called SteelFusion working together as a supported configuration for CBI (Chicago Bridge & Iron)
    about 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 0 Not under consideration

    Provide general ability for the ordinary user to use SpMg Tape Optimized Recall

    The Tape Optimized Recall (TOR) feature finally being provided in the TSM client 6.3 should immediately be "expanded" to allow the ordinary user to take advantage of this long sought feature. The (initial) root limitation on TOR is severely limiti...
    over 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Space Management 4 Not under consideration

    Wildcard Support for VMFolder option in TSM4VE

    We have different retention requirement for VM backup. so I was wondering if wild card is supported than we would not have to modified OPT file every time we add new customer..
    about 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 0 Not under consideration

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