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Prometheus Exporter for Tape Library metrics

Currently the CLI and the REST API allows to monitor the TS4500 library by self written scripts. But it would be very useful to have a simple script which already provides all available metrics of the library to Prometheus. In our Environment we u...
2 months ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library 0 Future consideration

API Connect support for Storage Fusion Regional DR asynchronous data replication

Need native supportability for Storage Fusion Regional DR asynchronous data replication for IBM API Connect (IBM Cloud Pak for Integration on Red Hat OpenShift). Since both are IBM owned, it would be great if both teams (Fusion and Cloud Pak for I...
2 months ago in Storage Fusion 0 Under review

ECE edition 5.1.9 version support 256 storage node in one cluster

as title, we need 5.1.9 version（LTS）support 256 Necessary
2 months ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 0 Functionality already exists

Easier Flashsystem configuration Export/Import

A customer requirement is that if a situation arises where a failed storage device is to be replaced, the original storage controller configuration can be easily and immediately imported as a new storage controller configuration. We would like to...
5 months ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Under review

ESS call home for disk failures should include the RG\disk name in the IBM case title

In ESS call home for disk failures, when a case is created the case title is very generic and reports an error number 'Error Code: DSK00001'. Problem The challenge is that when disks fail, it is difficult to relate a specific disk failure to an IB...
about 2 years ago in Storage Scale System 0 Future consideration

Fusion restore target can use GIU/UID difference than source

Fusion restore service will be able to restore a project namespace using a new set of GID/UID that may be different than the GID/UID used in the source. This can be useful in the event that the original GID/UID are already in use in the target clu...
7 months ago in Storage Fusion 0 Under review

Node replication based on managementclass or storagepool

Currently node replication can only be issued on a node/filespace basis and backup/archive data. A big global bank has the requirement to replicate all data cross country which are older than 5 years. The data can't be distinguished by filespace o...
over 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 2 Future consideration

move stgpooldir command

I'd like to se a command likemove stgpooldir <oldstgpooldir> <newstgpooldir>that move all containers in one stgpooldir to another automatiacally and in the background.or change the move container command to accept wildcard and a maxnum...
about 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Future consideration

SPP support for Tanzu environments

backup/restore support for K8s running on Tanzu (PVC and etcd etc.) with SPP
about 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

Protect S3 object client via storage rule for copying data

We are using SPP and want that the VMs are directly restorable in a DR case. Currently we are using on the ISP server a directory container and protect it with "protect stgp" via copycontainer and stgrule (copy data -> offsite tape) to be prepa...
over 1 year ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Future consideration

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