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Status Not under consideration
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 12, 2018

Proxy Support for Spectrum Protect Operation Center

Possiblilty to configure Spectrum Protect Operation Center (hub instance) to use a http/https proxy server for downloading client packages used for the client autodeployment feature.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Oct 5, 2022

    This is essential to protect the security of a customer's Spectrum Protect Environment and other assets. Very few SP customers would want to allow direct access to IBM's FTP site and yet with increasing SP client numbers auto deployment for upgrades is a must. We have one customer with 8,800 clients to upgrade.


  • Guest
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    Sep 22, 2022

    All other tools in the market or atleast most of them would support this use of Proxy server . I was in impression until i hit this requirement and necessity this is in Spectrum but this is Bizarre to hear that we cant use proxy . Please fix this it helps lot of accounts .

  • Guest
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    Jun 25, 2019

    It's insane that a professional product like this can't use a proxy server ! This is the basic for a professional tool.

  • Guest
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    Oct 26, 2018

    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
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    Jun 8, 2018

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Storage
    Product - Spectrum Protect Family
    Component - Spectrum Protect (Operations Center)
    Operating system - Multiple
    Source - None

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Storage
    Product - Spectrum Protect Family
    Component - Product functionality
    Operating system - Multiple
    Source - None