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Update POWERVC to add servers using AMS

PowerVC cannot manage a Linux server running that uses AMS (Active Memory Services).
almost 6 years ago in PowerVC 2 Delivered

HMC V9 VIOS sort for last activated profile

Sorting for "Last Activated Profile" for VIOS as well
about 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Delivered

Warning about other logins in the HMC reboot window

After applying any kind of update/upgrade to HMC, the GUI offers a reboot window with yes/no buttons. I'd be great if that window listed also the other active HMC logins (from same or different host - eventually with reference to where they come f...
about 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 3 Delivered

KSYS config does not discover 'new' name of LPAR previously discovered

Initial GDR discovery is ran successfully and the VM names are logged. Then if one of the VM names are changed and GDR does another discovery, it will not acknowledge the new name. It keeps the old name.
about 6 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 1 Delivered

Add support for MQ listener in Smart Assist Webshere MQ service. See case number TS001448575

Currently when configuring MQ using Smart Assist it is apparent that the MQ listener is not itself supported or monitored. MQ can be modified to automatically start and stop the listener but the listener process is not monitored. The MQ listener p...
about 6 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 1 Delivered

Increase max number of cascading dependencies

Increase max number of cascading dependencies. The current limit is 3. A limit of 5 would meet nearly all SAP implementations. Most customers would like to implement a "start after" dependency like this:HANFS -> DB -> SAP CI -> SAP ApplSe...
about 6 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 1 Delivered

Stop "DBGP0004E Program terminated." dialog box from appearing

This dialog for the message "DBGP0004E Program terminated." is very annoying having appear EVERYTIME a program in debug ends. Please stop showing or have an option to stop having it appear. Use Case: For those of us that use more than one monitor ...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

Approve mutliple requests at once (Self-Service Administrator)

Currently there does not seem to be a way to select and approve/deny multiple user requests at once. Each must be individually selected, approved and optionally responded to. There should be functionality to select via checkboxes all the approvals...
over 6 years ago in PowerVC 2 Delivered

The detailed description of a source member is not easily visible from the iProject view

The detailed description of a source member is not easily visible from the iProject view.To view the description of a member loaded on an iProject, it is necessary to select the member, right click with the mouse, select Properties then choose i M...
about 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

Add ability to assign LPM and Host Evac permissions separately for non-Admin roles

As a large IT enterprise, we have Steady State / Operations Support 24/7. The Admin team for PowerVC is not a 24/7 operation. We need to be able to grant LPM capabilities (vm move) and Host Evacuation capabilities to the Build and Operations teams...
over 6 years ago in PowerVC 1 Delivered

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