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Status Not under consideration
Created by Guest
Created on Sep 10, 2021

Safeguarded Copy function for latest FlashSystem 5000 products.

With the introduction of Safeguarded Copy Function, it was decided that a FlashSystem 5100 or greater is required to support this new functionality. Since many Flashsystem were sold to Small and Medium businesses or institutions, we are wondering if the Flashsystem 5030 & 5035 could be considered, even if this would be with a reduced maximum number of copies vs higher-end models.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Jan 19, 2022

    FlashSystem 5015/5035 hardware is not capable of supporting Safeguarded Copy. FlashSystem 5200 is recommended solution.

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Extend Safeguarded copies to v5 and FS50XX

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We have many customers who use 5000 series storage arrays in prod or often DR and would like to use Safeguard copy which is limited to FS5200 and above. This is a much needed defence against ransomware attacks. Is there any reason why this feature...
over 2 years ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 0 Not under consideration