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My ideas: AIX

OpenSSH 10.x for AIX 7.2 / 7.3 / VIOS

Why this is a security requirement, not a version wish Post-quantum key exchange by default. OpenSSH 10.0 makes the hybrid ML-KEM key agreement the default and adds a warning when a connection falls back to a non-quantum-safe algorithm (WarnWeak...
1 day ago in AIX Submitted

Add ldap.cfg options to override home/shell mappings

At 7.3tl4, the defaulthomedirectory and defaultloginshell options were added, so that defaults can be set when users do not have these defined in their LDAP attributes. In the case where a user does have a home/shell defined in their LDAP attrib...
2 days ago in AIX Submitted

Enhance the nvmesed tool to query and display the TryLimit value for each PIN

Right now there is no possibility to know how many retries are left to enter successfully a certain PIN (either user, admin or SID PIN) to unlock a NVMe SED drive. However, this information is available on the drive itself and could get queried an...
3 days ago in AIX Submitted

Problem when we try delete directory from EVS HITACHI NFS

Case number TS022926480 We are experiencing delays and blocking behavior when removing directories located on an NFS-mounted filesystem. To investigate the issue, we performed a controlled test on server nim71. A test file was created and kept ope...
4 days ago in AIX Submitted

End-to-end FC SFP Diagnostics via Read Diagnostic Parameters (RDP ELS)

Background info Current-generation Fibre Channel adapters expose SFP transceiver diagnostics, which are readable from the OS.On IBM i, the fcioa -sfpinfo macro in SST/DST already surfaces this data.With the November 2025 GA of V7R5 TR7 and V7R6 TR...
10 days ago in AIX Submitted

Add IPSEC tunnel features to support Ontap connection

All AIX customers requiring IPSEC tunnels to modern nfs fileservers ONTAP currently supports three fixed IPsec cipher suites: SUITEB_GCM256: ike=aes256-sha384-ecp384! and esp=aes256gcm16-ecp384 (default)SUITEB_GMAC256: ike=aes256-sha384-ecp384! an...
29 days ago in AIX Submitted

Native needrestart command for IBM AIX

IBM AIX would benefit from a native needrestart command similar to the functionality available on Linux systems. After installing updates, Interim Fix (iFix), Service Packs, or Technology Levels, administrators currently have no simple and standar...
about 1 month ago in AIX Submitted

More recent build of rsyslog than 8.2212 on MRS site. Primary feature: better wildcard support

Package newer version of rsyslog than 8.2212.0 (aka 2022.12) available on MRS site as of July2026. At least version 8.25 to more fully support wildcards. From the rsyslog docs: "Historically, versions prior to 8.25.0 had limitations, supporting wi...
about 1 month ago in AIX Submitted

Add AIX and VIOS Error-Log Entries for FPIN Actions

Add persistent AIX and PowerVM VIOS error-log entries when Fabric Performance Impact Notification events cause changes to storage-path or device behavior. FPIN correctly reports fabric conditions such as congestion or link degradation. This enhanc...
about 2 months ago in AIX Submitted

AIX requires to provide sap alignment on rootvg - Reg

Hi Team, Currently on IBM Cloud Power workspace provides default boot disk with 20GB. Later we required to shutdown and requires to increase the size of Boot disk. If it on provision screen, we can modify or set before provisioning and also we req...
about 2 months ago in AIX Submitted