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Storage Protect Family

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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).
over 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 1 Not under consideration

RHEL 8 server support

After Linux: Minimum Linux x86_64 server requirements https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEQVQ_8.1.7/srv.install/r_srv_lnx_sysreq_inst_x-linux.htmlthere is RHEL support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 or later Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6...
almost 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Planned for future release

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

Spectrum Protect Plus - Initial config

Initial config does not state that ethernet requires access to vmkernel network. A quick test during config can fix this. Otherwise you need to add a nic, find cli user/password and manually config the new nic. Best practice is to have one mgmt ni...
over 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 1 Not under 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
about 5 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 1 Future consideration

NDMP Restore function for normal GUI client

Please implement NDMP filelevel restore functions in the normal GUI client like they were in the webgui client.
over 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 0 Not under consideration

rc.dsmcad RC script should be able to stop individual dsmcad processes

TSM for VE datamover server requires multiple dsmcad RC scripts.The TSM for VE installation manual descripts how to copy the rc.dsmcad script into /etc/init.d and name it something different and how to change the export statements.The service comm...
about 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 5 Not under consideration

Let BA client access replicated data when dissimilar policies are on

I work for a BP, long term working with ADSM and TSM (started when I was IBM) and now with SP. I always tried to keep informed about new features and this time we found a customer interested to REPLICATION to protect data and extend retention with...
about 8 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 2 Not under consideration

Spectrum Protect : Protect stg from Directory container to Cloud Container

Current TSM do not support Protect STG from Directory container to Cloud container. with Cloud Teiring its support Move of the data from directory container to Cloud container, but we dont have a way to only copy of the data. When you dont have lo...
over 7 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client) 7 Not under consideration

Backing up data to Replication Spectrum protect server when Production TSM server id down for many days.

When the production Spectrum Protect server is down or having Disaster scenario, SP admins should go through tiresome steps to backup the data to replication SP Server. For each client, we will need to below steps for customers having 4000+ client...
almost 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 1 Future consideration