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IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM)

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Add Dynamic Volume Expansion capability

Dynamic volume expansion requires many manual steps when the volume(s) to be expanded are in a copy services relationship. CSM has all the information necessary to facilitate this process for a client. My client requests that CSM handle the end to...
about 8 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Future consideration

CSM Option to Send Alert When Session Returns to Normal Status

We would like the option to have CSM send an alert when sessions return to a Normal status after they have gone to a Warning or Critical status.
over 3 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 2 Future consideration

CSM To Include the System and Path for any Alert Message About Paths

Please include the system and the path in any email notifications about paths. Also these messages should be logged to the console as well as being sent in email.
over 6 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Password Expiration Warning

Having a warning that the password used to log into the storage would alert users in advance and could proactively manage their passwords.
almost 2 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Not under consideration

Support Spectrum Virtualize Recovery host mappings via CLI/API

CSM supports host mapping management for SGC backup recovery via the GUI to simplify actions necessary to validate an SGC backup, for example as part of a Cyber Vault solution. A general recommendation for Cyber Vault solutions is to automate as m...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

Options to disable Dual control for few sessions

We have enabled dual control for our CSM server, but there are some sessions which are managed by API or manual control. In those cases, having dual control makes it little difficult to implement since we need a 2nd ID to approve the activity. Wou...
about 3 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 3 Future consideration

Refresh States function should function when devices are in severe status

During a recent issue where CSM lost access to the underlying DASD (due to a warmstart), it marked some of the replicated devices in a Severe state. That state never changed, even after issuing a 'Refresh States' command. You can submit a START or...
about 2 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Is a defect

Implementation from the authenticated way to send EMails from CSM

At the moment CSM is not ready to use an authenticated way to send Mails. CSM should implement this possibility at their GUI to use an User + password for their mail Notifications.
over 4 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 1 Future consideration

Enable TLS encryption as default for Mail Notifications

As default, it is not possible to use the Mail Notifications from (e.g.) CSM 6.2.8 to send mails with TLS encryption. If you contact an Exchange Server where sending from E-Mails without encryption is not allowed, you got during SMTP Server setup ...
over 4 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 0 Future consideration

MGM RPO graphs embedded in CSM GUI

We have 19 x DS8000 MGM sessions. All of them are managed by CSM.We need a graph (one for each MGM session) ,embedded in CSM GUI, with RPO behaviour over time.We are an outsourcer for banks and customers are asking us to certify the RPO over the t...
almost 9 years ago in IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM) 5 Planned for future release