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Add 'fail-back to local' authentication for Remote Authentication users

Ideally, for Cyber-Security, all Spectrum Virtualize logins should be set up for Remote Authentication, with MFA (Security Verify/future ADFS?). And the Superuser account would be the only Local account, disabled per SGC Best Practices. However, ...
over 3 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 3 Functionality already exists

We want to use the secure port 587 instead of port 25 in the email server configuration section of IBM StoreWise storage systems.

We would like to add username and password authentication management to the email server configuration section of the IBM StoreWise storage GUI for versions below 8.6. This way, we would like to use the secure 587 port instead of port 25.
3 months ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Functionality already exists

Interop matrix for SRM v9.0.2 and SRA v4.2.0

Client has to upgrade Site Recovery Manager (SRM)from v8.7 to version 8.8.0.1 , upgrade vCenter servers at both sites from v 7.0 to version 8.0U3g. Upgrade SRM from v8.8 to version 9.0.2 at both sites , upgrade distributed virtual switches (dvSwit...
3 months ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Functionality already exists

Copy refresh of all volsers from source cluster to target cluster based on the selected criteria

All customers using TS7700 doing end of lease replacement
3 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 1 Functionality already exists

Enhancement to Tape volser copy refresh command also perform ownership transfer

Reduce the risk of delay in manual ownership transfer from a different cluster after REMOVE where the copy exists.
3 months ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 2 Functionality already exists

RDMA场景下网卡存算分离

计算节点有两种RDMA网卡：mlx_1和mlx_2 存储节点有四张RDMA网卡：mlx_1 mlx_2 mlx_3 mlx_4 我们想实现这么一种组网： （1）计算节点<->存储节点只使用mlx_1和mlx_2 （2）存储节点<->存储节点（pdisk client->pdisk server）只使用mlx_3和mlx_4
6 months ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 1 Functionality already exists

Make fcp port power statistics available via CLI

FCP port power going marginal is cauing performance issues at customers. Customers want to monitor for port power for proactive management instead of getting intermittant errors which happens when the power drops below good power levels.
about 1 year ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Functionality already exists

ECE edition 5.1.9 version support 256 storage node in one cluster

as title, we need 5.1.9 version（LTS）support 256 Necessary
about 1 year ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 0 Functionality already exists

Requesting RHEL9.x support for Spectrum Control

Since you support RHEL7 (which is EoL now) and RHEL8 it would only be logic to also support RHEL9.x (which was released over 2 years ago). As we have tons of servers now migrating directly from RHEL7 to RHEL9 the support for it would be tremendous...
about 1 year ago in IBM Spectrum Control 2 Functionality already exists

Intergrated Message Console

Being able to see message that emulate the z/OS console. The features is available on the z/Enterprise HMCs, and the DS8K.
about 1 year ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 2 Functionality already exists

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