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    Guard off VIOS when RMC get locked

    Allow Migration with Inactive Source Storage VIOS is default on to be able to do LPM when one VIOS is out of order.If you do SAN path adjustment on VIOS side using vSCSI backed devices VIOS will get blocked.viosbr is not running anymore.MS get loc...
    about 4 years ago in PowerVM 1 Not under consideration

    HMC to use Novalink to proxy/relay RMC connections for AIX & Linux

    In a PowerVC Novalink environment where, for security or other reasons a direct RMC connection between the HMC and AIX/Linux is not allowed, it would be advantageous if the Novalink partitions could act as a proxy/relay for RMC connectivity betwee...
    about 1 year ago in PowerVM 0 Submitted

    Move the functions handled by RMC between HMC and LPAR to the hypervisor.

    Move the dlpar-related functions from the RMC connection to the PHYP. The OS/400 is already doing this (it has the functions, but doesn't talk to the RMC). Advantages:- No need for an RMC connection.- Can handle multiple tenants with the same IP r...
    over 3 years ago in PowerVM 1 Future consideration

    Create and update a list with all software (vendors) and applications available on ppc64le.

    Support for an easy platform selection for appplications, present ppc64le as available. Today its more "going" x86 only since "people in general" either dont know of Power Systems or dont bother to check ppc64le alternative, therefor miss out on p...
    over 3 years ago in Linux for Power / RHEL 8 (5639-RH8) 1 Future consideration

    POWER firmware start policy should have an additional option (when Novalink, PowerVC used)

    Add an option to the Firmware Start Policy settings in ASMI to include an option to only start Virtual I/O Servers AND Novalink on a regular power-on.For a recovery boot it should start NO partitions or ONLY VIOS, but certainly not Novalink and ce...
    over 5 years ago in PowerVM 2 Future consideration

    Need Maintenance mode switch for FW Update on SR-IOV cards

    we have several SR_IOV config running wit SR_IOV native with NIB, vNIC Failover, SR-IOV VF for SEA etc.The problem we detected is that when doing a FW update for the SR-IOV cards we have either to do a lot of manual taks to switch to vNIC Failover...
    over 5 years ago in PowerVM 1 Not under consideration

    shift away from _base default proc compat mode on P9 and onward

    PHYP team confirmed that hypervisor will only preset the _base level for default on P9 / P10 "Keeping the meaning of Default (mapped to POWER9_Base) ensures that existing partitions will successfully migrate across all vintages of P9 firmware levels.
    over 3 years ago in PowerVM 1 Not under consideration

    Renew UAK in Warranty period

    Power8 and Power9 servers use UAK (Update Access Key) for firmware updates.There is warranty period and maintenance period. There is no possibility to generate UAK in warranty period (in last 30 days of warranty period) that extend expiration date...
    over 7 years ago in PowerVM 1 Not under consideration

    Add option to set IBM i Console Type in ASMI

    Allow the IBM i Console type to be viewed and updated in the Advanced Service Management Interface (ASMI) on a POWER server. If viewing or changing to the Ops Console type, allow the selection of the Ethernet Adapter (NIC) location from the candid...
    over 4 years ago in PowerVM 1 Future consideration

    Add rr-debugger compatibility with POWER on Linux

    rr-debugger (https://github.com/rr-debugger/rr) provides the ability to record a test case that fails, and conveniently navigate forwards and backwards using a gdb interface to examine the program at various program states. This can be used to sol...
    almost 2 years ago in Linux for Power / RHEL 8 (5639-RH8) 0 Future consideration

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