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gpfs enhance NFS performance in chip design domain

we expect GPFS to enhance NFS performance to accommodate small file scenarios in the chip design domain to beat netapp
7 months ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 3 Not under consideration

fileset QoS distinguish read and write

we expect fileset QoS distinguish read and write to enhance the flexibility of QoS, also expect metadata support qos
7 months ago in Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS) 1 Not under consideration

Add possibility to change SQL agent communication IPs

The SPP SQL Agent needs to communicate with the ISP GUI to get the credentials for mounting the SMB log volume from the vSnap.Unfortunately it's not possible to change the IP or network which is used for this communication. This is a big issue in ...
about 4 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 2 Future consideration

postgreSQL Support

PostgreSQL is a database very common in customers. Currently, many clients are using this database to replace Oracle databases. We see this requirement in RFIs.
about 6 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 2 Future consideration

IBM Storwize/SVC QOS function to prioritize workload

The Storwize / Spectrum Virtualize QOS function (I/O Governing) can limit the I/O's on a LUN. We need a functionality as I/O Priority Manager for different tenants (e.g Pepsi and Coca Cola) on one system.This priority Manager must be integrated in...
about 5 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Future consideration

Provide support for Performance Graphs in the Manager for containers (buckets), as currently exists for vaults.

In COS vault mode we utilize the performance graphs within the Manager Vault page. RBC runs both Vault and Container (no mixed mode) clusters. Having the ability to view the same Performance Graphs at either at the Storage Account or preferably th...
7 months ago in Cloud Object Storage System 0 Submitted

Add Support for OpenSource DBs like PSQL, MySQL

As an Enterprise Backup solution, Storage Protect should have the ability to integrate with very widely used DB systems such as PostgreSQL (Used in Enterprises as much as in smaller business and private environments). Storing Backups using the DB ...
11 months ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases 0 Under review

Ability to view capacity info as z/OS reports it

Insights is great for viewing info (real time and historical) at the device / storage system level similar to the gui for the DS8K. However that is not the most useful info for day to day operations of these devices defined to z/OS. Insights does ...
about 1 year ago in IBM Storage Insights 0 Future consideration

SPP monitoring for Ticket

SPP failure alerts support for monitoring tools
almost 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

Spectrum Protect Plus SLA removal options

When removing SLA in Spectrum Protect Plus the following options should be presented:1. Delete now2. Preserve until retention expires3. Retention hold
almost 3 years ago in Storage Protect Family / IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 1 Future consideration

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