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validation of HDS new code level: 88-08-04-x0/00-M101

We are using HDS G370/G900 with the SVC (we are running 8.3.1.4) and got from HDS an new code level:88-08-04-x0/00-M101 we request the validation of this code for the SVC
about 3 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Delivered

Spectrum Virtualise Transparent Cloud Tiering support for MS Azure

We have a clear opportunity to sell a client a pair of IBM FS9150s but the client would like TCT support for Azure to be on the Spectrum Virtualise roadmap
over 6 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Delivered

List of new/changed server (ANR) messages in TSM V7.x

In previous version there was documentation on new/changed messages e.g.Version 6.3.4 ANR new and changed messages this is not available in version 7. please re-instate this documentation
over 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Delivered

Being able to use other IDs besides SYSTEM ID for HANA Backup Setup

IBM Support/SME confirmed that user ID that is used for the setup.sh needs to be SYSTEM ID as per the documentation provided.This RFE is for our developers to allow other users IDs with the required privileges to be able to run the setup.sh for SA...
over 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Delivered

Visibility to volume and LSS use of space for ESE volume

We are just starting to implement thinly provisioned ESE volumes and have identified some deficiencies in the lack of granularity in the visibility to the amount of space utilized. We do have a way to look at the space used from z/OS we don't have...
over 6 years ago in IBM DS8000 1 Delivered

TSM for VE exclude VMDKs from Backup

It would be useful to exclude some partitions/vmdks (temp-files, software-images, ...) from the backup.
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 4 Delivered

TSM Client for Solaris 11 (SPARC and X86) Support

Current TSM-Client(s) do not run on Solaris 11. (Not only it is not supported, it simply doesn´t work on Solaris 11)So we request a working and supported TSM-Client for Solaris 11
almost 13 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 5 Delivered

backup object manager ( backom ) reads both db2 archive logs when logs being restored

When backing up db2 archive logs using the Tivoli data protector for erp and saving multiple copies of the logs to tsm the behaviour of the tdp is as follows when trying restore the logs.It uses the logmethod to interrogate the backups and when th...
over 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for ERP 1 Delivered

Admin API

Please document and open the admin api to the server. There seems to be an API which is used eg. by Tivoli Integrated Portal as I can see XML in tcpdumps. Maybe you still use something like SOAP. So providing an WSDL and/or Interfaces to .NET and ...
over 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Delivered

Allow for full TLS configuration of TSM server

We currently offer backups to our customers where the internet is the transport network. This requires the use of TLS. However, TSM does not allow for configuration of TLS Ciphers, making it impossible to enable PFS ciphers supported by GSKIT. TSM...
over 9 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Product functionality 2 Delivered

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