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Update chhwres to include logical_port_id parameter when creating vNC backing devices

When using the chhwres command to create an SR-IOV logical port on an ethernet adapter in shared mode the logical_port_id parameter can be specified. However, when using chhwres to add a vNIC backing device this option is not available. This cause...
over 3 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Future consideration

Power Enterprise pool : adding/removing mobile resources manually without using HMC

Please add Power Enterprise pool support for novalink managed hosts on PowerVC ! It is supported, but only through DRO.
over 6 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

Need PowerVC to allow the specification of "Hosting Partition" for VNIC

Looking to have PowerVC allow the specification of "Hosting Partition" for VNIC. We need to specify specific VIO Servers "Hosting Partitions" on the larger enterprise systems like 950/980 Machines. We separate CEC in our systems and have VIO serve...
about 3 years ago in PowerVC 3 Future consideration

Allow conversion parameters for ACS "Printer Output" -> "Use PDF format if available"

In Japanese environment (primary language 2962), checking "Use PDF format if available" in "Printer Output" generates garbage.By specifying appropriate parameters for conversion by TS1, it is possible to generate readable PDF.For example, OVRPRTF ...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Future consideration

Update of allocp needed to permit usage of all available space in VG

The layout of the logical volume on the existing luns is providing a constraint that is restricting which disks can be used for expansion. Those luns are not being counted in the expansion and allocp produces the message: 0516-404 allocp: This sys...
about 3 years ago in AIX 0 Future consideration

Need design change for cpsysplan command to support secure ftp or scp.

The command cpsysplan only supports ftp, but for security reasons we are requested to turn ftp off. We need a security copy method to copy our sysplans to a remote server from the HMC command line.
over 3 years ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Future consideration

DATA-INTO support of NULL values

The API's used to implement DATA-INTO are great. However missing the possibility to provide NULL values. RPG supports that a variable can have the special value of NULL but the the API does not allow to transfer this special case. Especially while...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Future consideration

Enhancements to IBM i Development

Enhancement Request: Client certificate authentication (Mutual TLS) for Toolbox JDBC Driver Use Case: I can't recall the case but we were helped by Cristina (can't recall her full name as well).
about 3 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 2 Future consideration

Option to change syslog port on HMC

The default syslog port on HMC is 514. Why it is useful: Customer (major bank) policy, the central syslog server do not work with ports under 1024 How it should work: an option of HMC's chhmc command.
about 1 year ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Future consideration

Gracefully Shutdown of Prestarted Jobs

When there is Program monitored error within an prestarted Job we Need a way to end the Job gracefully. Therefore we want to be able to send a Program defined Response while inhibiting other requests from entering the prestarted Job.Which means th...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Web Serving 3 Future consideration