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Workspace Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS)
Created by Guest
Created on Jul 11, 2017

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Spectrum Scale Function Enhancement - MD Anderson - integration between Spectrum Protect backup (GPFS) and Spectrum Protect archive (LTFS)

MD Anderson Cancer Center has requested that IBM provide integration between Spectrum Protect backup (GPFS) and Spectrum Protect archive (LTFS) to integrate a “BACKUP REQUIRED BEFORE MIGRATION” functionality in order to eliminate the possibility of removing a file into archive before it's backed up which has in the past caused "recall" storms of thousands of files that were migrated and removed before they were backed up.

In detail the thought is that Spectrum Scale (GPFS) would add a metadata field that would indicate when a file/object has a current backup. When a file is backed up with mmbackup, this field would be set. This field would be reset when the file is changed. This would allow Spectrum Archive (or any other archive) to verify that a file/object has a current backup before migrating the file to an external pool.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 30, 2020

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - IBM Spectrum Scale
    Product - Spectrum Scale (formerly known as GPFS) - Public RFEs
    Component - Product functionality

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - IBM Spectrum Scale
    Product - Spectrum Scale (formerly known as GPFS) - Public RFEs
    Component - Technical Foundation

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 4, 2018

    This RFE's Headline was changed after submission to reflect the headline of an internal request we were already considering, but will now track here.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Aug 4, 2017

    We can setup a call with the customer at any time as you have requested.

    Additionally, Christopher Maestas (Senior Architect - Spectrum Scale) has visited MD Anderson numerous times and can also provide you with invaluable insight to what the customer is doing.

    let us know what your availability is and I can setup a meeting with MD Anderson immediately.

    Again let me know how you want to accomplish this and I'll setup the call.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jul 31, 2017

    We need to have a conversation with the customer to understand better the workflow and use cases. Please contact us to arrange that directly.

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