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Request for IBMi support of the 4 port 16Gb fiberchannel adapter Thru the VIOS

Request for IBMi support of the 4 port 16Gb fiberchannel adapter thru the VIOS Use Case: Currently 2Port 16Gb is available for virtualized IBMi support. We need to increase the density of IO Ports and would like the 4 port adapters to be certified...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Hardware 4 Delivered

ACS Enhancment - Need SQL Details for Jobs... on Schemas window.

In iNav, once connected to an lpar, right clicking on Databases... there is the option for SQL for Jobs... option to bring up a window to show by user, current user, job, job number what jobs are running and we can then double click a job to see t...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

Enable Programmatic End of Batch Restricted State where an end to Batch restricted State has not been reached.

Introduce an API component that will allow for a Batch Restricted State to be terminated from within a BRS job/program without recourse to PWRDWNSYS or Option 14 of the DST Environment. Use Case: Where a Batch Restricted State is requested (during...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 1 Delivered

Keep existing lvmo options after exportvg

When lvmo option is set on a VG (i.e. pv_min_pbuf parameter) and the VG is exported and reimported on the same or on another LPAR .
over 5 years ago in AIX 1 Delivered

Authenticate HMC access against membership in LDAP group

Currently authenticating against LDAP requires each allowed user to be defined on each HMC and requires manual maintenance. Allowing access to be granted based on membership in an authorized LDAP group would allow security to be managed automatica...
about 9 years ago in Hardware Management Console 5 Delivered

Could not open temporary driftfile /var/lib/chrony/drift.tmp for writing

HMC reported error message : "Could not open temporary driftfile /var/lib/chrony/drift.tmp for writing" Please have a look at Case TS010779841
almost 2 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Delivered

An IBM i Service to retrieve program copyright info similar to DSPPGM DETAIL(*COPYRIGHT)

This would be useful for programmers attempting to review or confirm the copyright entries on their commercial products.
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

Enhancement for diagrmc command for PEP testing

To test communication between HMC before setting up a POWER Enterprise Pool between multiple HMC, the command diagrmc is used from one HMC.The problem is: Only RMC connection is tested nothing about ssh (port 22) by default.But "The ssh session is...
over 7 years ago in Hardware Management Console 5 Delivered

Kernel supplies wrong adapter speeds

Both topas and nmon report the 40Gbit Mellanox adapter speed at 10Gbit. This is incorrect and needs updating. This applies to latest VIOS levels and AIX levels. It appears to be a general topas and nmon issue.
over 7 years ago in AIX 3 Delivered

Add Physical Processor pool utilisation to Managed System PCM REST API

Please add Physical Processor Pool utilisation metrics (equivalent to those provided by ‘lslparutil -r pool -m <frame>') to Managed System PCM REST API.
over 7 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Delivered

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