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IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem

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GMCV for mirrored volumes

In a stretched cluster environment the GlobalMirror with changevolume inherits that the Flashcopy must be also mirrored to 2 sites. This has to be done manually today.The Flashcopy should be placed automatically to the same pools as the 2 copies o...
about 9 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

FlashSystem V9000 Reverse FlashCopy in integrated GUI

Customer is derating FlashSystem V9000 solution in XtremIO comparison, because they use FlashCopy and Reverse FlashCopy in current environment (EMC) and can do both of this operations in 2 clicks (10 seconds, reported in POC results). In FlashSyst...
about 9 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

read-only LUNs for Storwize/SVC

We use VEEAM software to backup our VMware environment. VEEAM has the functionality to backup the VMs through SAN instead of network backup. But therefore the physical VEEAM backup server (Windows server) must be able to see the LUNs which are map...
over 9 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

SVC 7.4.0.4 error message

When upgrading SVC code on V7000 from from 7.x to 7.4.x, after the upgrade was successful, the upgrade radio button is greyed out and a error message "enclosure stalled" is displayed on the GUI. The same message is displayed when lsupdate command ...
over 9 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

SVC MPIO Driver Version

Add to SVC the ability for it to show the mpio driver version being used by its connected nodes. Nodes being the ones using SVC not SVC nodes in the cluster.
over 9 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

MPIO driver for connected nodes

Add to SVC the ability for it to show the mode the mpio driver is in for its connected nodes. Nodes being the ones using SVC not SVC nodes in the cluster.
over 9 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Add SSD check function during the V7000 Software Code Upgrade time frame.

I am a Client IT Architect in IBM Japan. From April 24 4AM, the software code update tasks started in V7000 and V7000 unified, but the code update did not complete successfully. It seemed to be hang up. The node Canister #1 was running and became ...
over 9 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Allow cache enable/disable at mdisk group level

Presently, SVC caching of vdisks is (correctly) enabled by default in read/write mode, though it is possible to disable at the vdisk level. In some circumstances, for example when using all-flash arrays as backing storage, we find it beneficial to...
over 9 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

When SVC upgrade stalls and you click abort upgrade a warning states that hosts will lose access but there is no CANCEL

When customer encounters a stalled upgrade, they have an option to Stop Upgrade. When that is selected another pop up window shows up that states "There are volumes that can only be accessed via one node. These volumes will become unavailable. Cli...
over 9 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

FCM MODE SENSE(6) Page 0x1C Support

Customer have been bothered with unknown originated FCM (FlashCopyManager) Error since 2013. This time, we have confirmed that the trigger of error is not supported page,Mode Sense(6),0x1CCustomer dissatisfy long-term unsentimental situation , so ...
over 9 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration