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My votes: Hardware Management Console

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    HMC Storagevisualization should show mappings to SpectrumScale Storage Provider

    HMC Storage Visualization does not show vscsi mapping to SpectrumScale storage provider.The gui should be enhanced so that mappings will be shown in the GUI.
    about 4 years ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Future consideration

    HMC GUI, UAK expiration.

    Suppose that my frame's UAK are about to expire in a few days. Suppose I'm working on something else that requires my attention. Suddenly I begin to receive popups telling me that UAK are about to expire. I have about 50 frames so I receive about ...
    over 1 year ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Planned for future release

    HMC DLPAR for unneeded/unwanted vhost adapters

    The HMC V9 no longer features DLPAR operations for deleting unneeded/unwanted vhosts,
    over 7 years ago in Hardware Management Console 3 Not under consideration

    HMC CLI command for custom groups management

    Currently (HMC V9R1 Service Pack 1) there is no option to manage custom groups from HMC CLI.
    over 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Future consideration

    HMC REST API: add endpoint to get Power system CoD

    Add an endpoint to the HMC REST API to get CoD data like it can be done from HMC CLI by the command: lscod -m {Power_System_name} -t bill -r mem of course also for CPU: -r proc and with flag: -F activated_onoff_resources
    11 months ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

    LPM CLI validate - choose highest speed pair for MSP.

    We had a case wherein using CLI LPM, we only chose a single MSP. LPM added a secondary MSP, but the MSP chosen was the 1gb mgmt interface of the VIO servers. this caused us problems, and is also not optimal. LPM should choose the fastest interface...
    over 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Planned for future release

    Security enhancement: log the source IP for success and failed login

    We are sending hmc syslog to our log management server, and here is what we noticed: Unlike version 7 of the HMC, V10 does not log the IP in all cases, here is an example: Login result + Method = IP recorded (Yes or No) 1- Success Login + Using...
    over 3 years ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Future consideration

    Create IMAGE based upon ISO

    Just as it is possible to create a VIOS image based upon ISO files within "Templates and OS Images" section in HMC it would be nice if it was possible to do the same with other operating systems aswell at the "Partition" section.
    over 1 year ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Future consideration

    VIO Maintenance and Check modes in HMC

    Almost every customer, I've seen in the field, has some sort of scripts to check status of paths on the client LPARs and SEAs on VIO, and switch them off during maintenance (e.g. VIOS update). The usual way, a customer does VIO maintenance, is:1. ...
    about 8 years ago in Hardware Management Console 4 Planned for future release

    Disabled/Remove social media features on HMC splash page

    On the HMC web splash/login page there is a sidebar on the left which links to IBM Social Media sites. Per the support ticket I opened, it is currently not possible to disable or change these social links.
    almost 7 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Future consideration

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