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Status Delivered
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 10, 2013

Multi level tiering on V7000

More than two level tiering. I.e the ability to combine storage pool of SSD, SAS and NL-SAS and have data migrate between the the way easytier works with data starting in the middle tier and migrating to NL-SAS if it isn't used and upwards to SSD if it is hot.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Jun 12, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Storage
    Product - IBM Storwize V7000, V5000 and V3000

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Tivoli
    Product family - Storage
    Product - IBM Storwize V7000, V5000 and V3000

  • Guest
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    Nov 21, 2013

    We have been waiting for this almost 2 years now.. when will this be delivered?

  • Guest
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    May 1, 2013

    This is in plan for an upcoming release.