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IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem

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Volume format should be faster or invisible to the user

Feedback from a user group meeting: On the CLI, the mkvolume command to create a new volume will always create an empty volume. No exceptions. There is no option to do otherwise so I know my volumes will always be created zeroed, which is great fo...
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

SCSI unmap DELL Powerstore in classic pools

Using SVC with different strorage controllers is essential. DELL Powerstore is able to use data reduction. There for it is essential to fully communicate the SCSI unmap from fornt to back end.
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

Allow IBM support to modify the RAID Parity Scrub rate. This would be used in potential data loss situations.

I want to have the option to speed up the "RAID Parity Scrub rate, built into and available in the code. I envision it as something only IBM could enable, but also not opposed to having it be available, and perhaps just not advertised to the gener...
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

SVC volume mirror combined with Safe Guarded Copy SGC

We want to have Spectrum Virtualize volume mirror function combined with Safe guarded copy on the same source volume. ADCB is one of our most strategic clients for us in the banking industry in the region. ADCB is using SVC technology for the last...
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 6 Delivered

Increased FlashCopy bitmap space for SVC in 2022

EPIC 15665 is slated to expand FlashCopy Bitmap space in 2H22, but currently SVC is not slated for support. This customer is a long time IBM customer that is need of increased bitmap space for SVC.
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Delivered

Node Port Commands required

CLI command to enable/disable specific Fibre Channel ports
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

SVC enhanced stretched cluster and SGC

We need SVC SV2 enhanced stretched cluster with safeguarded copy support.They already have a multi PB infrastructure with SVC ESC.INPS is a strategic account in the Public Sector in Italy. If we not capable to provide this capability they will mov...
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Delivered

SCSI Unmap support Hitachi Data Systems VSP Series

We are reqeusting the support of the SCSI Unmap command for Hitachi Data Systems VSP Series on Spectrum Virtualize systems.
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

Monitor volumes occupation via IBM Block Storage CSI (container storage interface) driver

My customer wants to request an enhancement to IBM Block Storage CSI (container storage interface) driver. In summary my customer is using OCP 4.6 (openshift container platform) and they use the metering system provided by the product (Prometheus)...
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Delivered

Warn user of active Flashcopy before shutting down I/O group

During a maintenance of a back plane replacement on I/O group 1, all volumes were moved to I/O group 0, caching I/O group was moved to I/O group 0. But FCmap remained on I/O group 1. This brought down source and target volumes with FCmaps. Expecta...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered