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Configure FTPS using port 990 and FTP with port 20

It is useful from security preceptive to use FTP secure. As our customer wants to configure this FTPS with port 990 to transfer that data from AS400 to AIX.
over 2 years ago in AIX 0 Future consideration

Would like to have command clearing not needed powervc-diag logs

We would like to have a command for easy way to clear, remove and delete old or unneeded powervc-diag logs.Example: powervc-daig -clear
over 4 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

Create Iso Admin only function from HMC

Add the ability to just have the ability from the HMC interface to the VioServer to allow a user to manage Iso images add / delete them and assign them to partitions. Currently users with that capability can see all storage npiv, vscsi, disks, sto...
about 7 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Future consideration

ENDFLASH - Add parameter to not write changes to disk

While we are researching extended vary off times for the IASP writing changes to disk, we would like an enhancement to not write changes to disk. Use Case: Take a flash of a systemUser makes changes to test a processUser validates and wants to ret...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Storage 0 Future consideration

PowerVC SDN redundancy enhancment

When configured to use the SDN features of PowerVC the Novalink VM becomes a single point of failure for VMs running on a physical system. Provide a mechanism for redundant/resilient network services when selecting PowerVC SDN features.
about 7 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

Enhance the QCMDEXC Scalar Function

Add a Third parameter to the function. There are two possibilities. Preview – Allows you to preview the command before executing it. Display – allows you to display the command but, the command executes. This would be use for anyone that needs to ...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

A "copy special" option within Run SQL Scripts which will copy your selection as a single line

This would be useful for copying a query from Run SQL Scripts and pasting into a CL program RUNSQLSTM command for example. The query formatting in Run SQL Scripts is very useful for working with the query, but sometimes we need to condense the que...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

Allow PowerVC to reflect Profile Changes made to the LPAR profile on the HMC.

This will be very helpful when changing any profile configuration on an LPAR. From what we have seen this is not working today. also when changes are made to a LPAR profile you have to unmanage and re-manage the LPAR in powervc. this can be extrem...
over 2 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

mkviosbk - Possibility to break the mirror while backup

Hi Team, please give us the possibility to break the mirror while backing up the system - so we are able in case of DR to restore a previous mirrored system on a single disk. The way is described in this article: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/...
over 2 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Future consideration

PowerVC EfficientIP for IP and name automization

In our roadmap for replacing HPE Orchestration with vRA/vRO we need (as vRealize use) EfficientIP API native support for name/ip mgmt.
almost 5 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

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