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PINNED Is there a use case for having a host with no ports in a host cluster?
A host cluster is an existing concept in FlashSystem used to simplify the configuration of a number of similar hosts, usually with the same volume mappings. The question is, is there a use case for having a host in a host cluster that has no ports...

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Provide new LI REQ knob to choose the old and the new Premig method

At the code level lower than R5.0 PGA1, it uses old Premig method. Number of simultaneous Premigs becomes the maximum when total data size in Premig queue is larger than PMPRIOR. At R5.0PGA1 or higher code level, it uses new Premig method. Number ...
1 day ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 0 Submitted

Support for air-gapped Fusion HCI 'hosted' clusters

Several clients with airgapped environments want to test-drive the hosted cluster feature, which is currently not officially supported on airgapped Fusion HCI. This is for hosted Red Hat OCP 4.17 and 4.18, which both support airgap.With minimal ch...
about 15 hours ago in Storage Fusion 0 Under review

Alerts notifications by mail should include all details for the alert and not only the link to the Aler in the SI instance

SI alert notifications by mail should include the full description/details of the alert and not only the link to the alert in the SI instance. With this you will have at good overview of the "problem" with all details and no need to go to SI insta...
6 days ago in IBM Storage Insights 0 Submitted

A potential improvements for tape access from z Cyber Vault. Related to TS7700, RMM and TCDB.

This Idea is regarding z Cyber Vault and tape usage. An improvements for tape access from z Cyber Vault which is a hot topic in many installations these years. IBM have delivered a solution where we can use tape actively in a z Cyber Vault - safe ...
15 days ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library 2 Under review

Multi-factor authentication for Storage Deep Archive

IBM Storage Deep Archive software version 1.2.0 does not currently support Multi-factor authentication for administrative access. This feature would be particularly useful for customers requiring this kind security enhancement, and would greatly i...
16 days ago in IBM Storage Deep Archive 1 Future consideration

Enable/ Support Broadcom/Brocade Quantum Safe Data Path

Support Broadcom/Brocade Quantum Safe Data Path Technologie to encrypt FC Traffic between Server and Storage. Plus Traffic between SVC and Flashsystem and Flashsystem to Flashsystem. Why is this needed? It is needed for compliance under DORA and o...
19 days ago in IBM Spectrum Virtualize / FlashSystem 1 Under review

Deep Archive and Vaulting

IBM Storage Deep Archive software version 1.2.0 does not currently include support for off-site or out-of-library tape vaulting . Although this functionality is not used on a daily basis, it could be very useful for customers who need to export ca...
16 days ago in IBM Storage Deep Archive 1 Future consideration

Deep Archive and QoS at bucket level

IBM Storage Deep Archive software version 1.2.0 does not currently support QoS. This feature would be particularly useful for customers requiring bandwidth throttling applied at bucket level, and would greatly increase the adoption of this technol...
16 days ago in IBM Storage Deep Archive 1 Future consideration

Integration between Defender DRS and IBM Concert

There is more and more focus on security, there is a need to automatic information gathering for everything that is helpful to manage CVE and Security Certificate (SSL/TLS) . DRS is being connected to different Data sources, from infrastucture com...
about 12 hours ago in Storage Defender Data Resiliency Service (DRS) 0 Submitted

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1 day ago in Storage Scale System 0 Submitted