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    tdposync with script

    Since migration to version 6.3.0, we are no more able to use tdposync in script because password is request on concole or terminal. Many Oracle DB is hosted in our Data Centers and cleanup TSM with RMAN Catalog can be a heavy load if this opportin...
    over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 3 Planned for future release

    Request for support of 32 bit TDP client on 64 bit operating system.

    Because you cannot install i.e TDP for Domino x32 on x64 OS you are unable to backup IBM products like Quickr for Domino. Quickr requires Domino x32, If you want to install TDP x32 you are unable to install because OS is x64. You cannot use TDP x6...
    over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Mail 2 Not under consideration

    planexpl.awk.smp script should create an individual file for the SERVER.RERQUIREMENTS stanza.

    The packaged script to explode the DR Plan into individual files (i.e. planexpl.awk.smp) currently does not create an individual file for the SERVER.RERQUIREMENTS stanza. The stanza SERVER.RERQUIREMENTS should be included in these scripts so when ...
    over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Not under consideration

    Set up different retentions of DBS volumes by diffrent device types (FILE and LTO)

    We need the new function in TSM server which allows us to set up defferent DBS volume retetions by different device class types (FILE and LTO).We have two types database snapshot backups; one uses the FILE device class and another one uses the LTO...
    over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

    SVC to have fail safe code if someone is trying to compress data that is not compressible. Applicable to V7000 too.

    The SVC, and V7000 needs some sort of safety measure for the Realtime Compression feature. If the customer is trying to compress something that is not compressible, then the SVC/V7000 should be able to recognize it as such, stop it's compression e...
    almost 13 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

    ANR8341I End-of-volume reached for FILE volume

    ACTION TAKEN: I informed the customer after discussion with development:We have had multiple discussions with different developers and each timewe get to the same point of this is not something that we can fix in an APAR. This is working as design...
    almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

    restore stg xxx preview=yes

    Env TSM Srv 6.2.3.0 for Windows x86_64 SrvName: DKS006_SERVER1 Problem: The client complained the output of the "Restore Stg ...PREVIEW=YES" command. He expect like described in documentation a complete and simple list of all volumes which are req...
    almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

    remote awareness of TPC-R sessions

    When a storage device needs to be deleted from the standby server, the standby needs to be made active, and the device deleted, then returned to the standby state. The additional steps places risk on the TPC-R database. The standby database should...
    almost 13 years ago in IBM Spectrum Control 1 Future consideration

    Doc to install Agent ITM for TSM server to HACMP

    We want to install the agent ITm TSM server on HACMP cluster.We find no documentation on the product. This is very urgent
    almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Planned for future release

    Changing the nodes password using an additional Administration user after password expiration

    Currently there are two types of client Administrators called client owner and client accessor. The big problem is that these administrators are unable to change the nodes password on their own. By the other hand these users are able to restore/ b...
    almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Not under consideration

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