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Workspace IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 5, 2021

RELATED IDEAS

SVC volume mirror combined with Safe Guarded Copy SGC

We want to have Spectrum Virtualize volume mirror function combined with Safe guarded copy on the same source volume.

ADCB is one of our most strategic clients for us in the banking industry in the region.

ADCB is using SVC technology for the last 12 years and they are one of our biggest references where they virtualize multiple systems behind SVC with multi Peta byte capacity of IBM flash and Spectrum Storage Suite.

ADCB is interested by deploying a ransomware protection solution and they are excited with our safeguarded copy technology, and they also need to have SVC volume mirror to achieve local high availability.

As of today we can't combine both features on the same source volume.

If we are not able to provide this functionality this will impact our Q4 2021 deal and force client to explore other competitor solutions.

Appreciate if we can consider this functionality and have a clear date when we might expect this on our product roadmap.

Idea priority Urgent
  • Admin
    Philip Clark
    Reply
    |     Jun 12, 2023

    Delivered in 8.6.0 (2Q23)

  • Admin
    Philip Clark
    Reply
    |     Apr 29, 2022

    Thank you for submitting this enhancement request. We have reviewed this request and plan to include it in a future release.

    We appreciate your input and hope that you will continue to submit enhancement requests, as this feedback is a key component to shaping the future direction of Spectrum Virtualize and FlashSystem family.


    Thanks,

    SpecV Team

    philipclark@ibm.com

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Mar 22, 2022

    My client is almost exactly like ADCB. We have over 70 SVC clusters and leverage vdisk mirring for HA and GM for DR. They would like to take advantage of SGC, but, need to have SGC support vdisk mirrored volumes.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Oct 15, 2021

    Re-opened

    152399 - SGC support for stretch cluster is related but different request.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Oct 10, 2021

    This request is not an duplicate to "SGC with enhanced stretched cluster" because this is a different client requirement.

    The request 152399 is related to SVC stretch cluster while my request is related to volume mirror and NOT stretch cluster.

    The client needs protection against back-end storage failures/outages (vdisk mirror only) not against site failures, so I am not proposing stretch cluster I am proposing basic volume mirror in the same site to achieve volume high availability within the same site.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Oct 6, 2021

    Hi,
    I support this RFE request and think that this feature is an important one for our customers!
    Thanks,

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