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IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem

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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

Monitoring SVC Performance requires Administrator rights

Before you can download performance statistic files for all nodes from the config node, you have top copy them first from the other nodes to the config node.This can only be done with the command “svctask cpdumps” that require Administrator rights...
over 5 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

SVC Reverse FlashCopy, Copy Rate%

I have been talking to Bill Wiegand about this change i would like to have changed int eh SVC. When you create a reverse Flashcopy the default if to set the copy rate to 0. When i have a Flashcopy as a SNAP and the default rate of a reverse is 0 n...
over 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

Set Vdisks READ ONLY on SVC

With the intent to make migration into the SVC pre-work and outage time to the application as short as possible. I would like the ability to once i have new disks in a unmanaged state in the SVC as part of a migration. The ability to set that devi...
over 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

SVC Flash Copy GUI Change

I have discussed this with Bill Wiegand but i am requesting a change to the SVC GUI. The GUI needs to display a restore option for flashcopy sessions. Currently It is a operational challenge to perform restores on a large number of flashcopy sessi...
over 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 4 Not under consideration

SVC is unable to test SNMP operation without physically inducing a non-fatal error (SYS4952)

SO Delivery is asking for the ability to test SNMP through a command, and not pulling a part or cable out of the hardware.
over 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

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