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PINNED Is there a use case for having a host with no ports in a host cluster?
A host cluster is an existing concept in FlashSystem used to simplify the configuration of a number of similar hosts, usually with the same volume mappings. The question is, is there a use case for having a host in a host cluster that has no ports...
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Add / create a CLI command in order to remove permanent "inactive" entries from lsfabric

With situations in which client changes zoning, this also includes when they are implementing NPIV from just physical ports (transitional), it is common to have bad manipulation from the multipath driver over the host paths which causes previous p...
about 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

FlashSystem NAS

Japanese VAD. I am afraid this is a simple question.Why is it that only IBM does not have a NAS that can be bought for about 1 to 2 million yen?FlashSystem's FCM is excellent as block storage.However, we are often told by our Japanese customers.In...
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Flash Remote Copy Volume Progress

We use Remote Copy to keep two Flash 5000s in sync. Occasionally there is a network disruption or similar issue that slows the progress. To see the progress we need to use putty and run the command lsrcrelationship. It would be very useful to have...
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Save failed commands ran on cluster to be viewed in audit logs with output in Blue Diamond

* SME Martin Dzhagarov suggested this , so creating this RFE * - Where were supposed to look for failed commands.This is Blue Diamond and I don't think that it show up in the audit log- Failed commands do not show up in the Audit log. Can the cust...
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Citi needs increase for the max limit for vol name

Chatting with our dev team, the max limit for vol name length is 63 in the code (though we see 58 for ours). They can officially start working on increasing it with an RFE from Citi. I pushed for 256 and they’re open to it.
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Hyperswap with FS9200 : prefered site selection with GUI 8.4, as it was possible with GUI 8.3

When creatin an hyperswap volume in FS9200 GUI version 8.3, it was possible to select a prefered site; now, with GUI 8.4, it's no more possible.We request this possibility for hyperswap volumes to select in the GUI a prefered site to be implemente...
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 3 Not under consideration

Spectrum Virtualize 8.4 Password Policy

Per customer request:Spectrum Virtualize Password Policies Hello we would like to use the password policy in Spectrum Virtualize; however, we do not want the policy implemented for superuser, tpc user or storage insights (SIadmin) user. How can we...
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Validate Hostbus adapter for SVC

adapter 1: Server: HPe Proliant Rackserver G9/G10 HBA: Option 1: - Emulex SN1600E2P- FW: 12.8.352.12 - Driver Version: 12.8.329.1Option 2:- Emulex SN1100E2P - FW:12.8.352.12- Driver Version 12.8.329.1 Link to the matrix:https://www-03.ibm.com/syst...
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

IBM SVC Port Intelligence

One of the IBM SVC port had errors (numbers loss of frames, buffer credits, link loss event). This caused one of the disk on windows server 2016 to go offline. THe request is to built an intelligence in SVC product itself to disable the port if th...
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Raising iSER sessions to 1024 per node

PayPal/GoPay purchased some 9200s for a large VMware environment with iSER connectivity, and we hit the 256 session limitation per controller. We desperately need to increase the iSer sessions from 256 to 1024 per controller. The iSER cards are co...
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

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