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Status Not under consideration
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 3, 2012

DS8K - Failure of command to unmap or delete a LUN identified with I/O (sys4738)

The DS8K should be able to prohibit a LUN from being unmapped or deleted should there be any I/O. Although, there still could be a need to remove a LUN from a clustered server group (removing a server from the cluster). We would like the option to force the command if we have such a scenario.

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 System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC) / Spectrum Virtualize

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Tivoli
    Product family - Storage
    Product - IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC) / Spectrum Virtualize

  • Guest
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    Apr 23, 2014

    Requester said no longer needed, furthermore, this is a request against the DS8000 program, not ours, and DS8000 doesn't manage its requests currently from RFE tool.

  • Guest
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    Dec 5, 2012

    Please withdrawn, no loger needed. Thank you.

  • Guest
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    Nov 29, 2012

    Development has sized this and created a design. We are attempting to capture it (and the 3 other similar RFEs) in an upcoming release.