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IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem

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Optimize Flashcopy Mappings to be on the same preferred node

Comment we got from level 3 SVC is that Flashcopy volumes preferred node do not all match source volume preferred node.Half the Flashcopy volumes are running on the opposite node from the source.So Source volume on node 1 -> Flashcopy to volume...
about 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Flash Remote Copy Volume Progress

We use Remote Copy to keep two Flash 5000s in sync. Occasionally there is a network disruption or similar issue that slows the progress. To see the progress we need to use putty and run the command lsrcrelationship. It would be very useful to have...
over 2 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Flash System 9200 - Notification of System Software Update Completion

Client would like to receive email notification and SNMP alert when System Software Upgrade starts and ends. While this is currently available by selecting 'Informational' events', the client would like this notification to be separate and does no...
about 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Storwize with o365 mail accoun

Make the sending of emails from the Storwize software compatible with Office 365, for this it is necessary to allow authentication by name (DNS), with TLS and without authentication.
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Need to shorten disruptive time when reconfiguring nodes

System : IBM Storwize seriesActor : User needs to improve I/O wait time during Storwize microcode (SVC code) upgrading. When concurrent SVC code upgrading on Storwize storage series, we need to "reconfigure" a node to the cluster after code update...
over 5 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Flashcopy Scheduler

Requesting a Flashcopy scheduler be integrated into Spectrum Virtualize.
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

Enable for storage pool utilizations three different threshold limits, which can set at the same time

Hello IBM Team,can you please enable for FlashSystem storage pool utilizations three different threshold limits, which can set at the same time ?The goal is: generate warning events at three different storage pool utilization levels, which can ind...
about 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

SMTP Authentication feature - Storage devices

Need to configure SMTP authentication (user/password) in storage box.
over 5 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Allow call home with cloud services to access support center through proxy

The security policy of many companies does not allow the FlashSystem storage to access the Internet directly. In order to allow call home with cloud services, the storage system should be able to connect to support center through proxy.
over 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration

Alert Customization

We need that the alerts generated by e-mail from FlashSystem storage, have a better format for understanding the generated alert.
almost 4 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration