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My votes: Hardware Management Console

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    Add sssd to Power Hardware Management Console

    Product Defect was opened for this issue- SW512801 We need sssd added to HMC user authentication so we can use our current number only ID's to log into the HMC's as we did pre 950 level.
    almost 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Future consideration

    Request to add error code in subject line for HMC events

    We would like to see "error code number" in the subject line for HMC events/alerts notification mails. This will help us focus on important alerts.
    about 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Future consideration

    Add ability to create 4k certificates for HMC

    When creating a new certificate request for a certificate to be signed by a certificate authority on a 7042 HMC, there is no option to select the key size. The generated certificate request has a key size of 2048. Add ability to specify a key size...
    about 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Future consideration

    give hscroot authorization to execute "pedbg -r"

    give hscroot authorization to execute "pedbg -r" command.
    about 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 6 Future consideration

    HMC Call home Function alert related to FQDN

    Hello Team, Currently, our HMC has been configured with callhome feature and we do receive alerts whenever there is an issue/event generated within HMC for any partitions. So, we need your help on the below.Whenever the event generates, it should ...
    about 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Future consideration

    Add command to obtain VPD from Managed Systems

    There are no CLI commands available to the end-user to obtain a Managed System's VPD. Currently, the only way to obtain this information is to manually log into the ASMI -> System Information -> Vital Product Data
    about 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Future consideration

    Allow chsvcevent to manually update pmh_num and/or comment

    Modify chsvcevent to allow manual updating of pmh_num and/or custom field for tracking purposes.
    about 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Future consideration

    create easy HMC update process

    When selecting HMC management / updates, user must manually enter IBM FTP server data and select last image.Please change the update process for a mostly "automated" process including (if possible) a downtime estimate prior to updateing.Also the l...
    about 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 3 Future consideration

    Comment item per profile for LPAR

    Would be nice to have a comment field for each profile per lpar so customer can add text for the profile about config, dates of changing , change history etc.
    about 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Future consideration

    Show progress of update download

    Imagine you have a Power server powered off to install a disruptive firmware update.Wouldn't it be nice to have some kind of idea about how long the install will take?I miss having a progress bar with file size, and estimated remaining download ti...
    over 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 3 Future consideration

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