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Status Delivered
Workspace Storage Protect Family
Categories Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 8, 2015

RELATED IDEAS

TSM4VE - Easier include/exclude of harddisks for a VM and integration of that in graphical interfaces

Include/Exclude for VM harddisks is made within client option file only, hence the direct usage and visibility in any graphical interface is not given. The user cannot choose within the graphical interfaces which harddisks to include (i.e. during backup) or exclude (i.e. during restore) easily by a mouse click - he needs to configure it front up before usage of the tools within the client option file. Also, exclude statements within client option file must be very detailed and cannot use wildcards for harddisks. Only command line interface gives all options and that is not suitable for VMware administrators.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 20, 2017

    This was delivered in Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments 8.1.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Nov 16, 2015

    This request may not be delivered within the release currently under development, but the theme is aligned with the current multi-year strategy. IBM may consider and evaluate any RFE Community feedback for this request through activities such as voting. IBM will update this request in the future.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     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 - Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Family

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Tivoli
    Product family - Storage
    Product - Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Family

  • Guest
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    |     Feb 10, 2015

    In these premises the Schedule a Backup Wizard GUI might also greatly benefit from a flat sorted VM list and enhance quick VM selection. Currently, VMs are listed hierarchically under their respective associated ESX hosts. In a large ESX environment the current hierarchical approach places additional adminstrative challenges on schedule creation and maintenance due to inability to sort or search through VMs.

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