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Spectrum Virtualize: Enhance MCStore Connectivity/Capability

SVC's supports Cloud Object storage pools for FlashCopy Targets in 7.8. The current method for accessing cloud object storage is via the management port on the config node. This creates a problem with scalability. The request is to enhance this, p...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Move filespace to another node

It would be helpful to be able to change the retention of a VM after it has been deleted, without having to restore, rebind, then re-delete. Ideally, we would be able to add a target node name to RENAME FILESPACE, or a new command for MOVE FILESPA...
about 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

VM move from one VC to another schould be recognized by SPP

In large and grown VMware environments it can happen that VMs have to be moved from one virtual center to the next in the same cluster. With Virtual Centers that have existed for many years, VMware Support may recommend installing a new VC and mov...
over 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 2 Not under consideration

make copies of existing Backupsets: either to go from Lto2 to lto4 media; and/or make duplicates for redundancy/DR issues!

make copies of existing backupsets to move the backupset from LTO2 to LTO4 tape media; to have reduntant backupsets(DR reasons) without having to issue the backupset command twice since the available creation time will not allow entering the same ...
over 11 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 2 Not under consideration

Bug in Storwize 8.1.3.5 - Object Type 'emailuser' expects 0 objects

When attempting to prepare the 'svc.config.recover.sh' script, the task fails as the system finds 2 objects set of type 'emailuser' (e.g. 1. the default IBM call home email address and 2. the local customer email address). The extract below shows ...
over 5 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

backup individiual vm within current sla

We would like to see the ability to restart/retry failed vm's within an SLA without running the complete SLA.
about 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Not under consideration

Spectrum Protect REST API : Further Development

The Spectrum Protect Client Management Service allows REST API calls to start a backup, restore, update BA client configs, restart daemons, and so on. It is a great initiative. And we need something like that. More than ever now that the BA webage...
about 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

Hello, for us is need the adjustment of the plugin like in the previous versions 8.1.14, where there is the possibility of changing the GUI address on the vecenter (with the plugin).

For us is need the adjustment of the plugin like in the previous versions 8.1.14, where there is the possibility of changing the GUI address on the vecenter (with the plugin).
11 months ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 1 Not under consideration

Adding Compute Express Link CXL 3.0 or CXL 4.0 to the IBM DS8000

The future of DS8000 for IBM Z and LinuxONE will need to add Compute Express Link CXL 3.0 or CXL 4.0 interface to the DS8000 to satisfy the needs of the AI Data centers. Please, refer to the other complementary idea "Adding Compute Express Link CX...
almost 2 years ago in IBM DS8000 1 Not under consideration

Cancel sess node=XXXXXX

Add extra functionality to the existing command: Cancel session nodename=XXXXX Cancel sess whereplatform=XXXXXX Perhaps a preview option could als be added. This functionality could be a huge improvement in Enterprise Environments. Sometimes you w...
almost 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Not under consideration