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Storage Protect Family

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Need to add the functionality for VM multi-writer enabled disks backup. (Object. CBT-enabled VM having multi-writer disk(s))

Hello Team, We configured few VM backup In IBM Spectrum Protect Plus and those are getting failed due to multi-writer enabled on their disks. too resolve this issue, we raised a case (case # TS008530431). We get an update that in case is there is ...
almost 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 2 Not under consideration

Encryption of Server2Server Volumes

We'd like to get a possibility to use encryption on any device class protected by the current IBM Spectrum Protect Instance. Especially using server2server virtual volumes on another IBM Spectrum Protect Server, needs the data stored on the target...
over 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Not under consideration

SPP report backup data stored and transferred for each VM machine in XLS and SCV output format for selected time frame.

Our customer is charged for transferred and stored backup data. We are missing option to schedule report with option to select time frame. At best to have output in XLS and mainly SCV format which can be imported to SACR (Smart Automated Capacity ...
about 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

3 sites Support

Hi, we are receiving requirements about 3 Site Support. It is very necessary for our Customer. This a mandatory requirement from regulator.
over 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

Provide SPP report download in .csv format

Customer would like to be able to download reports from SPP in .csv format.
almost 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

Domnode support for new Webclient GUI

The old webclient supported option domnode to be able to restore/activate Domino databases without logging into the target machine (help deskmodel). The domnode functionality is missing in the new security enabled Webclient (WEBGUI).
about 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Not under consideration

Spectrum Protect - password strength

Spectrum Protect has no capability to enforce strong passwords for "local" IDs. Only the length of the password can be specified. The new TLS certificates do give some better security. But I would like to see SP enforce strong passwords, eg 14 ran...
over 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Not under consideration

SET FILESPACEATRISKINTERVAL

Requesting a new command, and related alerting/monitoring and opcenter handling. SET FILESPACEATRISKINTERVAL node_name filespace,filespace,filespace [NAMEType=FSID|SERVER|UNICODE] TYPE=[DEFAULT|BYPASSED|CUSTOM] Interval=value
over 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 0 Not under consideration

Operation Center option to only send report if there is output

Operation Center "Configure Report" should have a checkbox to prevent sending a report if there is no output.
over 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Reporting and Monitoring) 1 Future consideration

Consistency between Disk # and Drive letter when using TAG INCLUDE:N or EXCLUDE:N

spectrum protect TAGS to include or exclude disk from tdp4ve backup are not consitent over time
almost 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 1 Future consideration

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