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IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem

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Customize e-mail alerts on SVC for only desired data

Problem: Customer would like to customize ALERTS messages sent from SVC clusters, to contacts specified in support User tab. WHY? Customer is using centralized alert notification, which get email notification from SVC and send it to mobile phone v...
over 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

FCM4Unix with SVC - SE Flashcopy and Cloning

It would be nice to have space efficient flashcopies and clones of a source volume on SVC without the current dependencies (SVC flashcopy mapping list is really stringent).
over 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 3 Not under consideration

implement managed disk (mdisk) mirroring

We would like to see the ability to mirror mdisks, similar to the current ability to mirror vdisks.
over 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

XIV - Failure of command to unmap or delete a LUN identified with I/O (sys4737)

The XIV should be able to prohibit a LUN from being unmapped or deleted should there be any I/O. Although, there still could be a need to remove a LUN from a clustered server group (removing a server from the cluster). We would like the option to ...
almost 12 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 3 Not under consideration

DS8K - Failure of command to unmap or delete a LUN identified with I/O (sys4738)

The DS8K should be able to prohibit a LUN from being unmapped or deleted should there be any I/O. Although, there still could be a need to remove a LUN from a clustered server group (removing a server from the cluster). We would like the option to...
almost 12 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 4 Not under consideration

mechanism be built to change the global V7000 values (TP grain size instead of each volume at a time) or all performance rela

Requesting a mechanism be built to change the global V7000 values (TP grain size instead of each volume at a time) or all performance related data)?
over 12 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 4 Not under consideration

SVC Command Serialization (SYS4580)

Optional Serialization of Commands to aid in automation.For example, being able to have a migrateextent complete before returning would greatly simplify automation of migration, as this single thread approach saves a lot of logic.
over 12 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

Populate user friendly naming convention & protocol on notification - GUI enhancements

Hello IBM Team, We came across the notification which shows the "Ethernet port failure" but in details sections the Event ID Text has "Fewer ethernet ports operational" but its not populating the right naming convention & right protocol type t...
over 1 year ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

Auto create replication target volume when establising new metro/global mirror

When creating a new metro or global mirror relationship , allow the option to automatically create the target volume similar to how flashcopy has the option.
over 2 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Safeguarded Copy checking mechanism

Our client is suggesting the following enhancement: inside SGC code define a checking mechanism to exactly point out the bad sector(s) or block(s) or LUN(s) potentially affected that will be isolated or made invalid and then provide a a valid copy...
over 2 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration