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Status Future consideration
Workspace IBM DS8000
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 21, 2023

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Ability to upgrade CSM via the DS8000 GUI or embedded CLI

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Having CSM integrated onto the DS8000 HMCs has been very helpful for a number of clients. Currently, however, it is only possible for a client to upgrade CSM to a desired level via the external DSCLI. For most clients that use CSM on the HMC, this means that the the external DSCLI is only used for this single task. Thus, a CSM upgrade requires an external DSCLI installation and that installation requires Java to also be installed on the OS. Typically a client would only upgrade CSM once or twice a year. Therefore, requiring a client to install a suitable version of Java and the external DSCLI for this is a burden. Providing the ability to upgrade the CSM on the HMC via the DSGUI or the DSCLI that is embedded into the DSGUI will make CSM upgrades significantly easier for these types of clients. 

Since the FlashSystem GUI integrates the ability to do a FlashSystem SW upgrade and the newest versions of the DSGUI also provides the capability for a user to do an DS8000 LMC upgrade, it is hopefully possible to integrate similar capability for a CSM upgrade.  Alternatively, since the embedded DSCLI in the DSGUI already provides the ability to upgrade and run CLI scripts, hopefully that might be another method for upgrading CSM.

Idea priority High

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