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    We want to use the secure port 587 instead of port 25 in the email server configuration section of IBM StoreWise storage systems.

    We would like to add username and password authentication management to the email server configuration section of the IBM StoreWise storage GUI for versions below 8.6. This way, we would like to use the secure 587 port instead of port 25.
    5 months ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Functionality already exists

    Create a REST API for the DS8910 to Discard/Delete acquired Token

    Currently there is no way to logout from a REST API session on the DS8910. This leaves authorization tokens until the expiration period expires enabling them to be used subsequently by another process or user. This will tighten the REST API securi...
    8 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Future consideration

    Support reversal of roles of replication servers which have Retention Sets

    If you have retention sets on either a source or target replication server, you cannot reverse the roles of the replication servers; that is, you cannot make the source server the target server and vice versa. If you do so, data in retention sets ...
    almost 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Future consideration

    ECE cluster node replacement with different sized disks than original node

    If an existing ECE cluster has a NVMe tier (system pool, metadataAndData) consists of 12T SSD and a node replacement occurs with a node with 24T SSD How does ECE behave in this case? We are considering uplifting our NVMe tier to 24T SSDs, but need...
    3 months ago in Storage Scale System 0 Submitted

    Enable TCP keepalive also for inbound connections

    Currently the dsmserv enables TCP Keepalive only for outbound connections, as the KEEPALIVE server option describes. However, for the server it's more interesting to have TCP Keepalive for inbound connections in order to be able to detect connecti...
    almost 2 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Under review

    Log events when there are high numbers of CRC errors recorded on FC ports, low SFP power.

    Large amounts of crc errors or FC ports with low power will impact the ability to serve data to hosts. We had a very obscure issue recently that was caused by a san switch SFP that had low TX power. Deep in the logs of the storage, there were erro...
    over 2 years ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Not under consideration

    Add Last Access Time to GUI Table

    While managing volumes, I often want to see how long it's been since a volume has last gotten an update. This can only be done from the CLI (lsvdisk | grep "last_access_time"); but it would be nice to be able to see it in the GUI.
    about 1 year ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Planned for future release

    Fusion Backup and Recovery - Restore single files from VM backup

    We would like to implement single file restore for Fusion Backup Restore. Today we are required to restore to a separate namespace and copy files as documented here: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/storage-fusion-software/2.8.x?topic=virtualization-ba...
    over 1 year ago in Storage Fusion 1 Future consideration

    Support for RHEL 9

    Now when SPP is not going to be future develop and we need to run a VMware Backups using Dark Site software we falling back to IBM Storage Protect for VMware and we have test it on a RedHat Enterprise Server 9.2 and it works fine accept the servic...
    about 2 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 0 Under review

    IBM Storage Protect™ for Mail: Data Protection for HCL Domino® 8.1.22 supports valid HCL Domino update the product to support the HCL Domino 14.5 version which was release back in June 2025..

    Being able to running the backup. Anyone who has HCL Domino 14.5 or planning to upgrade.
    3 months ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Planned for future release

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