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    Add support to ISCSI devices beyond VTL

    Please, add support to ISCSI DVD and ISCSI disk volumes, so we can have more backup and restore options. ISCSI DVD support could allow to create a network install or backup/restore device for SAVSYS or Option22 operations. ISCSI Disks could allow ...
    5 days ago in IBM i / Save and Restore 0 Submitted

    Enhance updateios to support security patching between VIOS releases

    With increased focus on security patching, we find we need to patch VIOS several times between VIOS releases with security fixes. The 'updateios' padmin command is only suited for updating the VIOS level, not installing individual patches. Current...
    7 days ago in PowerVM VIOS 0 Submitted

    viosvrcmd command logging on vios when run from HMC

    Today, when we run the viosvrcmd command from the HMC, it logs entries in /home/ios/logs/ioscli_global.trace. However, the user is recorded only as "root," and there is no indication of which HMC/what user on the HMC initiated the command. Additio...
    7 days ago in PowerVM VIOS 0 Submitted

    support backing up(backupios command) of VIOS to USB memory stick

    The backupios command manual states that only tape and cd are supported. At least there is no mention of USB memory sticks. In many cases, there is a desire to back up the VIOS onto a USB memory stick. Considering the operational convenience, the ...
    9 months ago in PowerVM VIOS 0 Planned for future release

    Restoring individual Authorization Lists.

    When moving one customer from a SAAS LPAR to his own LPAR, you must be restoring ALL user profiles to get all Authorization lists. The SAAS LPAR is running multiple customers with over 1500 user profiles. If you want to move one customer with abou...
    2 months ago in IBM i / Save and Restore 3 Future consideration
    310 VOTE

    *ESCAPE messages for SAVLIB

    We have received MONMSG for CPF3795 in every SAVLIB running in our CL program: https://ecurep.mainz.de.ibm.com/rest/download/28061%2C100%2C838/2018-04-06/28061.100.838.SOURCE.txt?astext=true&fileSize=83568 But, when CPF3795 is reported saving ...
    over 7 years ago in IBM i / Save and Restore 5 Not under consideration

    Allow to create and save to a Tape Image Catalog on remote server

    Please, add support to Tape Image Catalog so we can save on a remote server (probably NFS V4) and allow migrate to the cloud when there is not enough local storage in the ASP. I know we can use a Remote Virtual Optical Image Catalog, but this only...
    29 days ago in IBM i / Save and Restore 0 Submitted

    Extend the SAVxxx and RSTxxx commands to allow an IFS file as the SAVF file.

    The SAV and RST commands allow the value *SAVF for the device parameter, but the save file itself must necessarily refer to a file located in a library. Of course, it’s possible to use the CPYTOSTMF and CPYFRMSTMF commands to achieve the desired r...
    6 months ago in IBM i / Save and Restore 1 Under review

    Enable the usage of non ephemeral/static ports when using ObjectConnect over TCP/IP

    Currently, IBMi ObjectConnect over TCP/IP uses TCP port 9841. Once the connection is established, it attempts to negotiate a data port connection within the ephemeral port range of 5000-65535. This configuration is not practical when a firewall ex...
    11 months ago in IBM i / Save and Restore 1 Future consideration

    Would like to see NVMe over TCP/IP supported in the IBM Power Hardware and IBM Storage offering lines

    NVMe/TCP is to provide a low latency, shared storage solution to take advantage of existing high speed network infrastructure. Would like to see this supported within the VIOS so that all supported OS's ( AIX / IBM i / Linux on Power ) can take ad...
    almost 3 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 7 Future consideration

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