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Spectrum Protect Snapshot

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Add option to not suspend oracle database during flashcopy

Would like the option to only place tables in backup mode and not suspend the database when working with Oracle RAC + ASM source.
over 7 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 0 Not under consideration

Modification of behavior of Flashcopy status change

We are using Flashcopy for DB2 under AIX and we perform tape backup from time to time. If you have the status backup_pending for the latest flasdhcopy and if the next flashcopy fails because of any reason then you do not have any flashcopy that co...
over 7 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 0 Not under consideration

IBM Tivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager Support on AIX with GPFS

Flash Copy Manager to support GPFS file system on AIX for Oracle Database
almost 8 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 1 Not under consideration

Support for Linux on IBM z Systems

Support for Linux on IBM z Systems is needed for DB2 ACS invoking IBM Spectrum Protect Snapshot - formerly IBMTivoli Storage FlashCopy Manager.
almost 8 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 0 Not under consideration

Flashcopy Mgr to support multiple storages of same kind

Flashcopy Mgr currently dont support to take snapshots from multiple storages. We would like it to be able to take snapshots from more than one storage device. The XIV product is supporting cross-consistency groups, meaning that you can have volum...
about 8 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 0 Not under consideration

Support of FCM Oracle RAC Cloning into mutiple RAC Node Target Clusterr

Customer would like the ability to clone into a multiple node RAC cluster.
about 8 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 0 Not under consideration

Allow Use of Single Oracle User for FCM for Oracle ASM

Customer has standardized on a single Oracle user for managing both ASM and the Oracle DB and wants to do the same with FCM.
about 8 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 0 Not under consideration

Offloaded backup stop working after v4.1.4 upgrade

FlashCopy Manager for Custom Applications, after upgrade to v4.1.4, offloaded backup stop working..Need a new function that offloaded backups can be executed as root user so that files that are not accessible by the application owner can be offloa...
about 8 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Flashcopy Manager 0 Not under consideration

Provide ability to specify mount location for each individual volume. Spectrum Snapshot mount creates FCM_VSS# folders under

A snapshot may contain multiple volumes, so if they are mounted under sub folders, this requires additional configuration steps to make the snapshots available to the application after the mount is completed. The result of these additional steps i...
about 8 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 0 Not under consideration

Provide alternatives to using clear text user credentials in scripts and Windows started tasks when taking snapshots via CLI/

When performing snapshot operations via the Spectrum Snapshot CLI/Cmdlets, appropriate user credentials are required for remote mount commands. Currently, users must include these credentials in clear text when using a scripting solution to automa...
about 8 years ago in Spectrum Protect Snapshot / Product functionality 0 Not under consideration

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