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IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem

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Enable preferred path detection after volume is moved to a new IO group or partner node

Can you enable the automatic detection of the related preferred paths in case a volume is moved to a new SVC IO group or in case the preferred node is changed to the partner node within the same IO-group ? Can this issue be resolved by cooperation...
over 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Expand RR mlti-path beyond IBM oprganic arrays to include 3par

Recent guidance from 3par support is that all hosts attached to 3par should use RR MP. It's believe SVC MP to 3par is more MRU based. SVC uses RR for organic IBM storage such as DS88 and would request similar function for 3par
over 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

Support Zero Detect for FlashCopy Clones in Copy Mode

Can we get support for Zero-Detect during running FlashCopy clones (full copies) und by using the Copy-Option ?
over 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

Option to make "FlashCopy stopped" an info event rather than a warning event

When a flashcopy is actively stopped, a warning event is generated.For transient flashcopy mappings (such as for a backup target), this happens on a daily basis and fills the event logs with erroneous warnings.. as well as generating phone-home em...
over 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

'rate' as a filtervalue parameter for lsvdisk

Ability to issue 'lsvdisk' command and have a filtervalue of 'rate' to identify those vdisks that have throttling applied. Currently one has to issue 'lsvdisk' command to all vdisks to identify which are being throttled.
over 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

request the rmfcmap command sends informational alert similar to the stopfcmap command

The stopfcmap command sends an informational alert when it is sucessful. I would like to see the rmfcmap command behave in the same manner and issue an informational alert
over 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

SVC rediscover new/changed mdisk paths non disruptively

Ability to modify paths to mdisks and have svc either dynamically, or via a command, rescan and discover these paths and then rebalance mdisks on all paths. This is to be non disruptive to any on going I/O.
over 11 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

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...
almost 12 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).
almost 12 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.
about 12 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration