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IBM System Storage Ideas Portal


This portal is to open public enhancement requests against IBM System Storage products. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


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Welcome to the IBM Ideas Portal (https://www.ibm.com/ideas) - Use this site to find out additional information and details about the IBM Ideas process and statuses.

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IBM DS8000

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Need Ability to use a single CA signed certificate for Multiple DS8K HMCs.

A separate certificate for each HMC is a productvity and security issue as certificates must be updated frequently.
about 10 hours ago in IBM DS8000 0 Submitted

Have the ability to report serial numbers for all data-bearing components in the DS8000

Be able to identify and report the serial numbers of all data-bearing components on the DS8000. Reporting must be automated so Morgan Stanley can retrieve component details as needed.
about 15 hours ago in IBM DS8000 0 Submitted

GUI - Copy Services (Mirroring View: Volumes grouped by Session)

On DS8880 and prior, the Storage Manager GUI provided a view on source system under Copy Services > Mirroring that grouped Volumes by GM Session. Starting on the DS8900 series the same view simply lists all Volumes (which is not overly helpful ...
5 days ago in IBM DS8000 0 Submitted

Support for concurrent uCode update on DS8000 FCP-attached SCSI disks for 21CS VSEn customers

Currently, based on very old experiences with IBM z/VSE and DS8000 uCode upgrades, on the Customer "Must-Read" Information for DS8000 Code Updates https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6585326 for example IBM DS8900F Microcode Customer Informatio...
4 days ago in IBM DS8000 1 Submitted

Support for concurrent uCode update on DS8000 ECKD for 21CS VSEn customers

Currently, based on very old experiences with IBM z/VSE and DS8000 uCode upgrades, on the Customer "Must-Read" Information for DS8000 Code Updates Customer "Must-Read" Information for DS8000 Code Updates for example IBM DS8900F Microcode Customer ...
4 days ago in IBM DS8000 1 Submitted

Remote Pair Flashcopy for GM (Global Mirror)

This functionality is currently our highest priority for upcoming microcode enhancements. We are awaiting this capability to enable DB2 image copies—and more broadly, any FlashCopy operations—without negatively impacting our Global Mirror (GM) Rec...
6 months ago in IBM DS8000 0 Submitted