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IBM DS8000

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Ansible modules for DS8000

Provide an ansible collection with modules to perform the equivalent of DSCLI using playbooks. ** Note the RFE webpage forced me to choose an operating system and z/OS was the only choice. This is not a z/OS operating system request
almost 5 years ago in IBM DS8000 0 Planned for future release

Possibility to choose which events are send to external sylsog server /CLI command enhancement

At the moment, we can send logs to an external server. It contains some information as listed in the manual - https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ds8900/9.3.3?topic=configuring-syslog-server. I would like to be able to select which events need to be sent ...
about 1 year ago in IBM DS8000 1 Not under consideration

Add support to "cluster" object in RESTful API

Add support for "cluster" objects in RESTful API, to be used for storage provisioning automation purposes.
over 5 years ago in IBM DS8000 1 Future consideration

RestAPI access to ESG information provided by 'show su' CLI command.

Many clients are required to report on ESG/energy use in their data centers. This would provide a way to collect this data in an automated way.
8 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Planned for future release

Request for Product Qualification: Fortanix

Customer is needing to integrate their DS8's into their new Fortanix external key manager. They are requesting IBM's support to officially support the EKM on DS8. DS8000 storage system - 88.59.53.0 DS8900 storage system - 89.41.25.0 DS8A00 model A...
3 months ago in IBM DS8000 1 Not under consideration

Data integrity check per dasd volume

Right now, data integrity is very very important in all IT systems. Very often, we would perform dasd volume copy in daily BAU or in system upgrade steps. We need to have a easy to use, straight forward and fast method to compare the data in 2 das...
8 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

PPRC with LUN's greater than 4TB

The customer in CMVC 372631 (BANK_OF_PIRAEUS) wants to migrate data from DS8900 (75KND00) to DS8A00 (78NWC50); involving volumes with a size of more than 4 TB. Current code has a boundary to allow for replication of a volume above a size of 4TB.
3 months ago in IBM DS8000 1 Not under consideration

DS8000 ScG backup volume runs out of Virtual Capacity

When a SG backup volume runs out of Virtual Capacity, have the DS8K automatically increase the Virtual Capacity Multiplier with 1 for that volume.The increase by 1 should be sufficient I think, I do not think this should be configurable. However, ...
over 3 years ago in IBM DS8000 3 Not under 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...
over 3 years ago in IBM DS8000 0 Planned for future release

LCP : Dynamic Management (increase and decrease) of Safeguarded Capacity

This idea would benefit all IBM z customers who are using, or who are considering implementing Logical Corruption Protection (aka z Cyber Vault) of data hosted on DS8000 storage subsystems. It would be of particular value to large installations wh...
over 2 years ago in IBM DS8000 0 Future consideration

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