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SnapProtect functionnality with TSM using VMware and LVM

SnapProtect is a new function from the nSeries. We need TSM to catalog the snapshots created by the nSeries and be able to restore file level directly from the snapshot. Other solution on the market is already available to offer this solution.
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 2 Not under consideration

Allow for use of two factor authentication in lieu of username/passwrds for TSM

Allow for use of two factor authentication in lieu of username/passwrds for TSM
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Allow automatic checkin of returned DRM volumes

It would be useful to be able to checkin tapes that have come back from offsite as scratch automatically, instead of having to do a MOVE DRM on them first (or after checking in as private).
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Exchange 2010 with DAG backup active/passive DBs

TSM for Mail is currently making a difference if a mailbox database is active or passive (Exchange 2010 using DAG). So for each kind of backup there will be kept the defined number of versions. (e.g. 7 Versions should be kept, so if the database i...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Mail 2 Not under consideration

Support for TSM Sysback V6.1 to back up VIO servers

I would like TSM Sysback to be usable for the backup of VIO servers, and not just the virtual AIX clients running on these VIO servers. These VIO servers, which are AIX based, can then have their backups implemented on a nightly basis in the same ...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / TSM for System Back-up and Recovery 2 Not under consideration

add options to dsmc to register client using open registration

Open registration is a way to register nodes without intervention on the TSM server (open to the TSM server), but there is always a user interaction needed to get passwords in sync. add options to dsmc to remove the need for user interaction so th...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Not under consideration

When schedule is missed the database still shuts down

Just to clarify: the issue occurs when the window is missed because the client cannot communicate with the STORServer server (network issue, or STORServer server is down etc.) We consider this to be a flaw because (as you can see in the attached l...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 4 Planned for future release

Journal based backup method for HP-UX platform

Journal based backup method for HP-UX platform.
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

FastBack reporting in Tivoli Common Reports

Customer has FastBack and TSM and has a strong need for reporting of both products in Tivoli Common Reports.
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Reporting and Monitoring) 2 Not under consideration

TSM Client side deuplication effectiveness compromised by local cache file locking

Currently, attempts to perform multiple database backups concurrently from a dataserver instance registered to a single TSM node name with client side deupe enabled will fail with ANS7903W. We have been advised that there are two ways to work arou...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 2 Not under consideration

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