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    extend Support for HMC classic View after Release 8.8.6

    Wir benutzen den classic View auf der HMC in der Version 8.8.6. Beim letzten Update ist aufgefallen das die Version 8.8.6 die letzte Version sein soll, die den classic View unterstützt.Mit dem enhanced+ View haben wir erhebliche Performance Proble...
    over 8 years ago in Hardware Management Console 3 Not under consideration

    DO NOT Drop support for X86 HMC

    IBM Has announced they will drop support for the X86 HMC BEFORE CUSTOMER LEASES ARE EVEN COMPLETE! This is BALDERDASH! I get it you want to support just one piece of hardware and the Power HMC is the correct choice. But especially customers who bo...
    over 7 years ago in Hardware Management Console 7 Not under consideration

    IFS: Add attribute that objects created in that directory use the authority of the parent.

    In the QSYS.LIB file system I can runCHGLIB LIB(MYLIB) CRTAUT(MYAUTL)and now any new object created in that library will have the authority as per the authorization list MYAUTL.I am looking for something similar for the IFS.For example, if I creat...
    about 8 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 2 Not under consideration

    Clear /tmp directory

    During an IPL the directory /tmp should be cleared just like the library QRPLOBJ is cleared. Currently a command is provided to do so, but it needs to be automated in the IPL Use Case: clrtmp command needs qshell, but in restricted state that is n...
    over 7 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 17 Not under consideration

    HMC simple linux diag-commands for rsh-shell

    make simple Linux diag-commands like "top", "lscpu", "lsmem", "mvcli" etc. available on HMC-rsh-shell.
    over 4 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Not under consideration

    Determine CCSID depending on content of the file

    One of the big challenges when receiving text files via FTP etc from external sources is to determine what CCSID it is encoded in. By default 1252 or 819 is used but often it should be 1208 ( UTF-8 ) instead. Especially when it is XML-files. If th...
    over 5 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 12 Not under consideration

    Have iACS IFS list files with an attribute of *SAVF as .savf and not .file

    I am trying to use iACS to copy /qsys.lib/mylib.lib/mysavf.savfbut it thinks it of it only as mysavf.file. When I use ftp it thinks of it as .savf and I'd like iACS IFS to function that way also.In FTP I can do this from IBM i:ftp myibminamefmt 1c...
    over 6 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 1 Not under consideration

    Enable command line activation of collecting performance data on HMC

    Currently there is no way to programmatically change the data collection settings. The only way to change them is within the HMC gui. There needs to be a way to query and change them from the command line. It appears that the commands are there (l...
    over 4 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Not under consideration

    Availability to disable default BMC User (Admin privilege)

    Availability to disable the default BMC User (Admin privilege) on both hardware appliance products. CR1 (admin user) CR2 (root user)
    over 4 years ago in Hardware Management Console 3 Not under consideration

    Disallow read-write shares of the root of the IFS

    All read-write shares of the ROOT of the IFS on IBM i should be prevented and disallowed via NetServer and SAMBA etc. Use Case: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
    about 5 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 4 Not under consideration

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