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IBM DS8000

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    Automated DS8000 system summary export

    Client is requested by authorities to prove that, in case of a major cyberattack or disaster, he has retrieve logical configuration of his DS8Ks (and can thus reconfigure his DS8K rapidly once hardware is available). DS8000 offers already the capa...
    3 months ago in IBM DS8000 1 Not under consideration

    Power 11 model with up to 60 cores per CEC

    The DS8A80 has 24 Power9+ cores per CEC, which is about the same as the DS8980F had, and which is not so much more than the DS8A50 or DS8950F which come with 20 Power9 cores per CEC. Power 11 comes with up to 60 cores per CEC, and a lot more trans...
    4 months ago in IBM DS8000 1 Not under consideration

    Add ACME client for DS8K HMC and DS8K Storage Manager

    Most if not all companies no longer allow Self-Signed Certs on their network. Most if not all organizations are requiring 90 day, 180 day or 365 Day certificate renewals. On the DS8K this is a cumbersome task .. especially for 90 day cert renewals...
    over 1 year ago in IBM DS8000 0 Future consideration

    Call home Support Report

    When you go to call home cloud facility to view the z Machine and we have the report tab to see the channel & Adapters but I could not able to see the DS8k. if you have create like z Machine then it would be helpful. Kindly find the attached d...
    11 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Under review

    Enrich REST APIs for DS/8000 machines

    Support of cluster related functionalities in API interface. chclusterlsclustermkclusterrmclustershowcluster
    about 4 years ago in IBM DS8000 0 Not under consideration

    Possibility to choose which events are send to external sylsog server /CLI command enhancement

    At the moment, we can send logs to an external server. It contains some information as listed in the manual - https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ds8900/9.3.3?topic=configuring-syslog-server. I would like to be able to select which events need to be sent ...
    over 1 year ago in IBM DS8000 1 Not under consideration

    DS8000 SGC Monitoring, Reporting and Management with Manual and Auto Control

    We are utilizing Safeguarded Copy across all of our Production environments. As the capability grows, so do the requirements in terms of capacity and performance. Regarding changes in capacity needs based on host activity or change in algorithm of...
    over 3 years ago in IBM DS8000 0 Future consideration

    Add the IBM Case Number to the DS8K Event when a Call Home is performed

    By having the Case Number in the Events logs, this saves time involved with logging on to the DS8K HMC to obtain the Case Number. It can also be useful in identifying situations where AOS is not operating correctly (no Case Number generated).
    over 3 years ago in IBM DS8000 1 Functionality already exists

    Power Consumption and Energy Statistic Reports

    As with most companies nowadays, we have a very large focus on our environmental impact. Keeping track of our power consumption and carbon output is very important and it's something I would like to see added to be available from a PE-Pack for DAS...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM DS8000 1 Not under consideration

    Flashcopy support in DS8K when using Metro mirror dual leg

    Mirrored volumes between two DS8K support and keep the mirror intact when using Flashcopy. We have functions in example DSS like:FCNOCOPY FASTREPLICATION(REQUIRED ) FCTOPPRCPRIMARY(PRESMIRREQ ) SW functions in DB2 have made utilities that uses the...
    about 4 years ago in IBM DS8000 2 Future consideration

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