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export node collocation group name

The "collocation group name" field of a node should be exported to the target server when "export node" command is executed on a source server. If the collocation group doesn't exist on the target server it should be created (like e.g. cloptset).
over 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

SVC default clean rate

When a fairly complex flash copy tree, using 0 copy/clean (thin provisioned) we have run into problems when stopping a flash copy consistancy group while the background clean process kicks in. If we were to enable a cleaning rate other than 0, the...
over 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Configuration Manager Enhancement

Dear Ladies and Gentleman's,We need one Enhancement for Configuration Manager built in TSM Server. In PMR 69945,077,724 with reference to PMR 66666,077,724 and in PMR 66666,077,724 I discussed with second Level Support of TSM about the possibiliti...
over 10 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

SSL/TLS Certificate Deployment

SSL/TLS certificate deployment to clients using a TSM command and mechanism The product should contain a mechanism which can deploy cert256.arm files (or their equivalents) to registered clients. This should work for both new enablements of encryp...
almost 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

SSL/TLS Certificate Handling

The product should contain a mechanism to set up and administer SSL in FIPS compliant mode without requiring non-TSM commands. We would like to see TSM server commands for importing certificates. The encryption configuration should be kept in the ...
almost 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

tsm problem

一般场景下,TSM集中备份系统中,有90%的数据是通过TSM API方式备份(如数据库、mail、OS等应用的备份)。但通过API接口传输的备份数据,无法从TSM SERVER上查询到每次备份数据量的汇总信息、传输速率信息等。对此情况,用户使用体验极差,基本从TSM SERVER上无法获取到每次通过API备份的数据量信息,很难评估各应用系统备份数据信息。用户的不良反馈,给TSM备份方案的推广造成了极大不利影响,也给技术服务商造成了巨大的困难。
almost 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Life of a LUN/ Storage

Ensure event logs handle showing 'life of a LUN/WWPN/host' type view which shows history of the resource.
almost 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Alerts for overdriving I/O on I/O groups, mdisks, and I/O ports

User study with internal IBM GTS found that users need alerts for overdriving I/O on I/O groups, mdisks, and I/O ports.
almost 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Show how much storage a host has

adding "Capacity" field to host properties to show how much storage a given host has on this system
almost 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

provide tsm sysback support for aix vios servers

we would like to see tivoli tsm sysback support so we could backup/restore aix vios servers
almost 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / TSM for System Back-up and Recovery 2 Not under consideration