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IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem

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V7000 Copy on Write

Would like V7000 functionality to have the ability to change a relation in full mode to a copy on write relationship
over 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

V5000 GUI change

Per my client: Please add an option in the V5000 GUI that allows a Storage admin to change the link speed from 10Gbps to 1 Gbps.
over 5 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Health pod should show loss of redundancy

If there is a loss of redundancy for single point of failure scenarios, this should be reported in the "Health Pod"
over 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Get ‘storage reclaim' report to report volumes with very low / no I/O usage

During a user study with internal IBM GTS we found that it would be useful to get ‘storage reclaim' report to report volumes with very low / no I/O usage.
over 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Add SSD 2.5 inch support in V7000 x12 frames

Make it possible to install a 2.5 inch SSD to be used in a x12 V7000 frame. This upgrade could exist of a bracket to fit a 2.5 inch SSD in a 3.5 inch drive slot.
almost 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

ICStore integrated in SVC

Requested by Customer Daimler and JCI we need an additional tier in the SVC to move data to the cloud
almost 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

migrate vdisk to tier

We want to be able to pin a vdisk's extents to a particular tier but retain easy tier 3's performance-based balancing within the tier.
almost 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 3 Not under consideration

SVC to support native 6 and 8 HBA configurations

I have many future installations needing to have SVC nativity to support 6 and 8 HBA configurations without needing to create multiple Host entries for the same host. Today if i assign HBA to Node 1 port 1, HBA 2 node 2 Port2, HBA 3 Node1 Port 3.....
about 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 3 Not under consideration

Request for Infiniband Support on SAN Volume Controller nodes

FlashSystems technical sales manager Subhash Vanga (svanga@us.ibm.com) has notified me that there is a pressing need for IBM support on SVC where it is being sold with FlashSystems. "it kind of becomes important with Flash virtualized behind it..A...
about 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Expose Host and concurrent FlashCopy limits via CLI

Products that manage the V7000 and family would benefit from knowing the host and concurrent flashcopy limits of the device so that they can warn the user as these limits are approached. These limits today vary by firmware version and hardware (e....
about 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration