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Is there any Plan to Expose API call from Ibmi.

Is there any Plan to Expose API call from Ibmi. This will be the exact reverse for IWS process, where we can define endpoints that can be called from RPGLE/CLLE call stack. Like The utility can configure the end points to call and create an object...
23 days ago in IBM i / Web Serving 1 Needs more information

BRMS ICC - avoid loop when no more media available (using volume prefixes)

Hello, That it might be interesting not to loop the backup when there is no more media available. we always get Cartridge xxx not available message in BRMS log when job is stuck. Regards, Axel C.
3 months ago in IBM i / BRMS 1 Needs more information

A system needs to have the ability to call home when the slot on the bus is owned by the operating system (IBMi, AIX, Linux) and there is no hardware error logged as currently a system can only call home

There are cases where an issue has occurred on a system where data cannot pass but no hardware error has been logged. This can affect any adapter that passes data and is owned by the operating system. If this occurs, IBM cannot be automatically no...
9 months ago in IBM i / Core OS 4 Needs more information

After VIOS complete boot to trigger any IBM i VMs to start

We could not find a mechanism to start IBM i VMs after VIOS complete IPL. This is necessary for unattended operations in case of power failure or a complete reboot of the hardware is required. VIOS starts automatically after the hardware is starte...
about 1 year ago in PowerVM VIOS 1 Needs more information

PEP 2.0 Support for Novalink/CMC

Request to enhance MCM to support Novalink with PEP 2.0 capacity Credits.
about 3 years ago in Cloud Management Console 5 Needs more information

SEA over a 10Gb Ethernet Port in VIOS. Allow Virtual Ethernet Adapters in client partitions to run at 10Gb rather than a maximum of 1Gb.

Current limitation of Virtual Ethernet Adapters to run at 1Gb. If a 10Gb Ethernet port is set up as an SEA in VIOS, then client partitions using the bridge of virtual to physical are limited by the Virtual Ethernet Adapter maximum of 1Gb bandwidth...
over 2 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 1 Needs more information

Use of Kurbenetes for DOORS

We are working at Valeo on DOORS application at AWS, and with a pool of Application servers that have the Client version installed -> Front End (FE), and other pool that have the Database -> Back End (BE). We have dimension the servers with ...
over 1 year ago in Cloud Management Console 1 Needs more information

Checking power consumption of a server from log or via command

Checking power consumption of a server from log or via command. Currently, we have an option to check a particular server power consumption from the PDU ( if connected separately) or from the outside cables using a meter. This needs a personal vis...
over 4 years ago in Hardware Management Console 3 Needs more information

Alerting by email when threshold is exceeded

Hello, In the Capacity Monitoring settings, we can set thresholds But when a threshold il exceeded, it appears in red in the interface but no alert is sent by email. We would like to be able to receive this alert by email Cordialy François Maliverney
almost 2 years ago in Cloud Management Console 2 Needs more information

Want to see in a vnicserver output in a VIOS the client partition name and if it is AIX or Linux Client

Help to configure proper card parameter for vNIC
over 2 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 2 Needs more information

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