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    IBM i handle disk timeout error during VIOS outage and dump

    IBM i to the disk I/O time out error recovery processing when a VIOS partition is unresponsive allowing faster fail over to another available path.'
    about 5 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 4 Future consideration

    Increase maximum combined length of all fields in DSPF

    We are using ProfoudUI, which creates Rich Display files. They are stored in DSPF member types, and are compiled as such (but utilize OpenAccess instead of 5250). Unfortunately, DSPF has a maximum record length of all variables of 32763 bytes - wh...
    almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 2 Not under consideration

    While debugging in Visual Studio Code (SEP), able to mouseover an RPG variable starting with a special character

    Currently, the mouseover only works for RPG program variables that do not start with a special character. It would be a great idea to add the same capability for RPG variables that start with a special character.
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / Application Development 1 Submitted

    Improve Dynamic Screen Manager API Documentation

    While the online documentation for DSM APIs (Dynamic Screen Manager for IBM i) are complete, they are completely without context. The goal of DSM was to simplify dynamic screen creation, however, the documentation does not provide enough context t...
    almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 2 Not under consideration

    When is the next upgrade to viosecure expected? Some ideas for inclusion for CIS compliance...

    Is an upgrade to viosecure planned? What new items will be included? Our CIS compliance fails to pass the AIX benchmark, but we've not found a VIOs benchmark. Will some new password parameters from CIS 3.1.2.* be added to VIOs, such as: mindigit, ...
    almost 2 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 0 Under review

    Use syslog service on VIO to send syslog into to syslog-ng splunk server

    In talking with our Premium Proactive Support Team Lead Kellie Kronenberger she encouraged us to submit what our security team is seeking to implement via syslog as regards certain VIO servers in our environment. What our security team wants to ha...
    almost 3 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 1 Planned for future release

    CL Language Does not have Array Support

    Transferred from AD0269 - The CL language does not have array support, which is something that would be very useful. Use Case: Current workaround: Prior to getting pointer support one had to declare large fields, do a lot of calculating, and use ...
    about 7 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 5 Not under consideration

    VIOS syslog configuration for splunk

    We will move into Service Now as a replacement from existing solution. Splunk is used by the Service Now solution. To create incidents for VIOs I need syslog data sent to splunk.
    about 4 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 0 Planned for future release

    In powerVM,the transmit speed of the virtual ethernet adapter is too low ,which is usting the 10GB physical adapter

    Dear IBM， we encounter a performance issue in VIOS and VIOC.we found we have nothing to do to improve the virtual network adapter transmit speed,based on the 10GB physical adapter.BUT in our datacenter ,there is 140+ 780 &880 facing the same i...
    about 6 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 0 Future consideration

    VIOS 3.1 VIOC iSCSI rootvg and datavg

    Following a request from a customer about VIOS 3.1 and iSCSI support.https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/9223-22H/p9hb1/p9hb1_vios_concepts_iscsi.htmThis webpage is confusing when "limitations" paragraph is read:--Currently, the iSCSI disk...
    over 5 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 0 Future consideration

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