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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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Provide the ability to change the system layer from Storage to Replication without requiring a resynch for systems with established partnerships to allow systems to participate in FlashSystem grid.

Currently, in order for a FlashSystem to participate in FlashSystem grid they have to be in the replication layer. Prior to 8.7.0 arrays were shipped in the storage layer by default. My client has 21 FlashSystem arrays and 18 of them are currently...
9 days ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Functionality already exists

Add ability for Fusion Backup and Restore to lock backups using the S3 Object Lock API on supported object storage targets

We have a client who is currently working to harden and integrate more immutability and airgapped data. Fusion users need protected, tamper-proof backups for compliance or ransomware defense , giving admins managing backup retention across object ...
21 days ago in Storage Fusion 0 Under review

Volume and Host move between Partitions on Flashsystem

We need the possibility to move volumes/LUNs and Hosts between partitions on the same system. The current Partition Design is very static and gives limited flexibility. This feature can be relevant if you want to split your current volume/LUN/host...
3 months ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Planned for future release

Threat Detection Sensor OpenShift

IBM FlashSystem has RTD based on FCM4, Defender uses Sensor (in file-system) to detect threats. We should have similar functions in containerized Envirnments (Openshift) to detect and report an early attack
15 days ago in Storage Defender 0 Submitted

Sentinel Integration into Defender

IBM Storage Sentinel must be functionally integrated with IBM Storage Defender, specifically with the Data Resiliency Service (DRS). This integration should allow Sentinel's ransomware detection results to be consumed directly by DRS, enabling aut...
15 days ago in Storage Defender 0 Submitted

Coordinated snapshot of a single volume

use case: customer uses PBHA but has multiple db's in one volume group (due to limit on number of VG's); CLI would be sufficient (since it's integrated in a script)
2 months ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Under review

Allow suppressing host offline alerts at host creation time

At a recent code level, the FlashSystem began sending email alerts to our on-call any time a host was offline, which happens frequently due to patching or any kind of other maintenance. Based on feedback from an RFE, there was the option to suppre...
20 days ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Under review
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Enhancement to DS8K's HMC power supply redundancy

We request more power paths for HMC of DS8K. My customer had the incident that two IO enclosures (#3 and #4) fail in DS8886 and both HMCs were cut off from the power path, making the HMCs unusable. As a result, logging and remote support could not...
almost 2 years ago in IBM DS8000 0 Planned for future release

Daily System Check using Ansible

In an effort to automate our DS8k-environment with Ansible we are looking into automating our daily system check where we see if there is any physical drives in a failed status. The current process is done via DSCLI and generates a report manually...
7 days ago in IBM DS8000 0 Submitted

Implementation of AOS Control via Ansible

As per security requirement AOS must be closed and should only be opened when there is a reason for it. Like IBM Support working on machines or in case of any defects. In these cases, the control center gets involved and sometimes people who are n...
7 days ago in IBM DS8000 0 Submitted

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