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    Clear /tmp directory

    During an IPL the directory /tmp should be cleared just like the library QRPLOBJ is cleared. Currently a command is provided to do so, but it needs to be automated in the IPL Use Case: clrtmp command needs qshell, but in restricted state that is n...
    over 7 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 17 Not under consideration

    Have iACS IFS list files with an attribute of *SAVF as .savf and not .file

    I am trying to use iACS to copy /qsys.lib/mylib.lib/mysavf.savfbut it thinks it of it only as mysavf.file. When I use ftp it thinks of it as .savf and I'd like iACS IFS to function that way also.In FTP I can do this from IBM i:ftp myibminamefmt 1c...
    about 6 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 1 Not under consideration

    Prevent vNIC Port Flapping

    We recognized that SR-IOV / vNIC implementation have a different behaviour when the physical link is having problems. This leads to flapping adapters in some cases. Shared Ethernet Adapters (SEA) have different kind of parameters to configure to p...
    about 3 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 0 Under review

    Add capability to see who is using a NFS mount

    I have a sandbox lpar (GDI) exporting a directory for testing this issue.EXPORTFS OPTIONS('-I -O') DIR('/tmp')strNFSSVR SERVER(*ALL) I have another lpar mounting over thismd '/gdi'md '/gdi/tmp'MOUNT TYPE(*NFS) MFS('gdi:/tmp') MNTOVRDIR('/gdi/tmp')...
    about 4 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 2 Future consideration

    Disallow read-write shares of the root of the IFS

    All read-write shares of the ROOT of the IFS on IBM i should be prevented and disallowed via NetServer and SAMBA etc. Use Case: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
    about 5 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 4 Not under consideration

    viosecure Firewall - add support for adding a whole subnet

    Currently viosecure firewall supports only adding single IP addresses ( -address parameter) to the firewall rules. However, it would be good to have a possibility / option to add whole subnet sometimes, without the need to explicitly set each IP a...
    over 1 year ago in PowerVM VIOS 0 Planned for future release

    cron log auto maintenance

    Customer met /var full problem several times in VIOS 3.1. I checked their environment and found /var/adm/cron/log is very huge. It causes filesytem full. I know /etc/cronlog.conf maintained cron's log, but VIOS doesn't set that file. I know cusome...
    over 2 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 1 Planned for future release

    Single VIOS Shared Storage Pool with Internal Storage

    This request is for single VIOS / Single Server use case for Edge or Single Node implementations. These implementations are 'self contained' and do not have external SAN storage. Having VIOS provide a Shared Storage Pool on internal disk enables P...
    11 months ago in PowerVM VIOS 0 Submitted

    VIOS Logging to a syslog endpoint

    We are being pressured by our security teams to provide logging from the VIOs to a syslog endpoint that feeds splunk.We have a config from support that would allow this, but it has to be implemented via the oem_setup environment and is not support...
    almost 3 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 2 Planned for future release

    Retain 132 Columns in DSPF CL command when switching to HEX (F10) Mode

    When using the IFS DSPF command to look at an IFS file, the F10=Hex key can be used to view the file in hex. However on 132x27 screens the Hex view is restricted to 80 characters and the addition 52 characters per line remain blank.It is important...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 1 Future consideration

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