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DMS/Data Protect NAS backup: Would be helpful if Scale GUI+CES+NFS requirement was displayed in Web GUI

Using Storage Scale for NAS backup requires Scale GUI+CES+NFS. While this is noted in the documentation, it would be helpful if this was indicated in the GUI.
4 months ago in Storage Defender 0 Planned for future release

Data Management Service: Clusters should show a warning on Summary dashboard when in a disconnected state

DMS works much like Data Protect local console. It is very simple to use, but the health status can be misleading. Clusters should show a warning on Summary dashboard when in a disconnected state
4 months ago in Storage Defender 0 Planned for future release

Syslog Server Security Enhancement

TS4500 currently support for syslog communication port 514, but port 6514 is required for TLS syslog communication.
almost 3 years ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library 1 Planned for future release

Provide support for COS WORM (and other S3 or BLOB equivalent WORM features)

Multiple customers and BPs have requested that Spectrum Protect supports the WORM functionality in S3 offload, be that the COS specific or the general S3 protocol WORM functionality. While not specifically required it also seems prudent to extend ...
almost 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 4 Planned for future release

optimize output in the microcode "health check" panel in the DSGUI

We moved from 89.32.40.0 to 89.33.35.0 using the internal microcode function of the DS GUI.Everything works fine, but we think that the UX and GUI output of the "System Health Check" could be visualy better. So you can better understand what you s...
9 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Planned for future release

Replication Job shows as "Error" if no data is there to process

When using the replication of vSnap backup storage data and no "new" backup data is available in the source vSnap, SPP identifies the replication job as "Error" which is not true.In fact, just no new data is available in the source vSnap server. S...
over 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Planned for future release

This applies to Spectrum CDM: Actions on multiple selected object

If we have to hold/release several jobs we have to do it on each single job. Selecting all the jobs the only available action is "Delete", which is the most dangerous option. I think it can be very helpful for the day by day activity to enable al...
11 months ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 1 Planned for future release

Spectrum Protect Plus supporting SAP HANA

Spectrum Protect Plus supporting backup and recovery of SAP HANA.
about 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Planned for future release

Waiting for Winodws 2019 Server support for Spectrum protect server and BA client

We need Windows server 2019 server support for the Spectrum protect for the TSM server installation and BA client as well
almost 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Planned for future release

Add HMC's IP address when creating certificate signing request on DS8K GUI

Currently the certificate signing request created via the DS8K's GUI only allow to have the HMC's DNS in it. If we could add the HMC's IP then both the connection via the DNS and the IP would be secure after the certificate is imported.
12 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Planned for future release

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