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IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem

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

SVC Upgrade test utility

Please enhance the upgradetest utility to display if a BIOS/BMC upgrade will be needed.
about 12 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

SVC to have fail safe code if someone is trying to compress data that is not compressible. Applicable to V7000 too.

The SVC, and V7000 needs some sort of safety measure for the Realtime Compression feature. If the customer is trying to compress something that is not compressible, then the SVC/V7000 should be able to recognize it as such, stop it's compression e...
about 12 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration

add SVC log message when volume mirror copies run out-of-sync

Please add an informational log message to SVC when volume copies 0 and 1 get out-of-sync. Despite the two policies that can be set with the 'mirrorwritepriority' option it would be very helpful to notice problems in the back-end when volume copie...
about 12 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 5 Not under consideration

V7000 / V3700 / SVC GUI Based Flashcopy Scheduler

Our customers are requesting an enhancement to the V7000 to include a basic scheduler of flashcopies per LUN. EMC and Netapp both offer this compelling feature. Smaller shops do not want to purchase or deal with the complexity of Tivoli Flashcopy ...
about 12 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 4 Not under consideration

Planned deletion like rmmdisk of mdisks before removing them from SVC cluster

It would be very helpfull te prevent unwanted alerts and events when removing mdisks from a SVC cluster. Currently, when removing mdisks from a cluster, you make sure the mdisks are unmanaged, then you de-provision them from the back-end array, wh...
about 12 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 3 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...
about 12 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...
about 12 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 2 Not under consideration