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TSM copy group parameters serialization and changedretries not honored with file is locked for read

When a file is being written to, TSM has the ability in some cases to do a fuzzy backup (serialization=dynamic). However there are exceptions if a file is locked for reading by the OS. Then TSM obviously can not get to it which is fine, but.... th...
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

Add TSM support for Citrix Xenserver backup API

Increasing numbers of our TSM customers are using Xenserver virtualization, and would like to back it up with TSM in similar fashion to VMware backup. At this time you can only install a client into each VM, which has many disadvantages. Please ad...
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

Allow the TSM DEVADD command to add multiple library devices to a Solaris zone

This RFE is opened based on feedback provided by pmr 03415,072,649. We would like to see support for redundant paths to library manager devices by the TSM device drivers specifically when executing the DEVADD command. What we are trying to achieve...
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Can we generate a month or year backup to TSM's archive function?

Reference FITS - MR0507106015 Can we generate a month or year backup to TSM's archive function? There are two important reasons: - A modification to backup retention or -version policies will result in (partial) data loss - TSM's backup function w...
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

Need way to access the tsm database via ODBC

Before TSM V6 we had a very simple way to access the tsm database via ODBC. This driver works fine with Products like MS Excel or MS Access. With V6 we only can use alternatively the ODBC Driver for DB2, which is much more complex to setup. Not al...
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

SVC Command Serialization (SYS4580)

Optional Serialization of Commands to aid in automation.For example, being able to have a migrateextent complete before returning would greatly simplify automation of migration, as this single thread approach saves a lot of logic.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

Enhance "identify duplicates" to allow "wait = yes"

Enhance the "identify duplicates" command with "wait=yes" capability.
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 4 Not under consideration

Broader authorization support with better/custom roles (RBAC)

Allow TSM to allow for RBAC
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

TSM for VE should automatically enable changed block tracking for eligible VMs when an incremental backup is attempted.

TSM for VE should automatically enable changed block tracking for eligible VMs when an incremental backup is attempted and chnged block tracking is not already enabled.
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 3 Is a defect

TSM for VE support Citrix

I am Lab Advocate of TSMC(Taiwan Semiconductor) who is the big customer in GCG, who used TSM more than 15 years, now customer is using Citrix for Desktop Cloud solution, but they have to still use traditional way to backup the data, they want to T...
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 4 Not under consideration

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