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Status Not under consideration
Workspace Storage Protect Family
Categories Spectrum Protect (Backup-Archive Client)
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 6, 2012

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API: Allow minimal access to files originally archived via TSM client.

Currently, (with certain limitations) it is possible to archive files via the TSM API and retrieve them via the standard TSM client. Unfortunately, the reverse is not possible: It is not possible to archive files via the standard TSM client and later retrieve them via the TSM API. Lifting this restriction is the subject of this enhancement request.

The reason we require this functionality is so that we can move away from using the TSM client and directly use the TSM API. This will allow us to automate some things that aren't possible today and also improve performance (the biggest benefits are the possibility of streaming data and requesting partial byte ranges). The issue for us is that we have 15 years of existing data on our TSM systems (a little over a petabyte) which we currently wouldn't be able to retrieve via the TSM API since it was all archived via the TSM command line client.

Note that we don't need access to file attributes such as ACLs or anything. We would only need access to minimal file-like attributes already supported by the API along with access to the byte stream of the file(s).

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 - 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 27, 2014

    Our apologies for the delayed response in the final disposition of this request. We understand the request and the need unfortunately, lifting this restriction is not in alignment with our present multi-year strategy. We are exploring other solutions that might align with the desires of this request but it is not in plan for the near term.

  • Guest
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    |     Feb 29, 2012

    The private RFE section does not seem to be editable? (I assume you meant the "Business justification" section?) Can you make this editable so I can add more information privately?

    Thanks.

  • Guest
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    |     Feb 28, 2012

    can you please provide more information about the use case for this enhancement request? you can specify this info in the private section of the RFE so it's not shared publicly, we're specifically looking for information about why do you think this would be useful to TSM customers? the standard TSM client that had archived the data still exists in the environment and can retrieve that data, where (and why) do you think the API client needs to pull this data?

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