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ISP DP for SQL Powershell in AlwaysON Environment / restore Script

This Script (Command Line Interface) allows us to do faster restore compare to the Graphical User Interface. MMC GUI has long wait time when restore inactive backup's as described in the case (TS004928519). In a case of ransomware we can't accept ...
over 2 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 1 Future consideration

TS7770 - Add a description field to the category define area allowing us to name our categories in a GRID.

It allows the engineer to quickly identify in the MI, who the categories belong to when sharing a GRID with multiple sysplex's. The description would be editable.
2 months ago in Tape - High End Virtualization 0 Future consideration

CNSA HashiCorp Vault Encryption Key Server Support

Add support in CNSA for using HashiCorp Vault encryption key server with Scale CNSA. Currently supported in normal Scale but not in CNSA.
7 months ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 0 Future consideration

TSM4VE lack support for multiple vCenters, in an intuitive, easy and manageable way.

TSM4VE seems to lack support for multiple vCenters, in an intuitive, easy and manageable way. Competitive software, like Quest (formerly VizionCore) vRanger Pro and Veeam Backup & Replication does have stated support for multiple vCenters. It ...
over 12 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 8 Not under consideration

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

SPP support for Tanzu environments

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

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

Add roll-up snapshot/SGC Schedule

Allow the user to have an aggressive snapshot interval that rolls up to a less aggressive, longer retention snaps.
2 months ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Future consideration

Request for DS8K GUI to show logically occupied in comparison to physical occupied capacity in dashboard

Enhancement request for DS8K GUI to especially show in particular the logically occupied capacity also at first glance, and in comparison to the physically used. The Dashboard should already outline whether and how much is overprovisioned.The Dash...
about 3 years ago in IBM DS8000 0 Planned for future release

3rd vdisk copy for volume migration

The vdisk mirror function is great, but there are a couple of scenarios where two mirrored copies are actually not enough for many customers. Typically this is when customers mandate that there are ALWAYS two copies of a volume. The function does ...
about 10 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Future consideration

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