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My votes: AIX

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    Implement secure audit logging in ksh/ksh93/csh/sh

    Implement of the function "SHOPT_AUDIT" into shell's like ksh/ksh93/csh/sh ... Please read the URL below. http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-korn93/ As I see it, this implementation is one of the "simple" implementations.
    about 10 years ago in AIX 2 Not under consideration

    Concurrent Change of POWER Compatibility Mode

    Currently the change of the processor compatibility mode requires the reboot of the related AIX Logical Partition (LPAR). Particularly during a hardware upgrade through Live Partition Mobility (LPM) to systems of the next processor generation the ...
    about 10 years ago in AIX 2 Not under consideration

    AIX NIM Alternate Disk Migration only for Updates

    The ability to perform a NIM Alternate Disk Migration only to apply AIX updates, which is currently available only for upgrading the AIX release (i.e. 7.1 to 7.2).
    over 7 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

    AIX UDFS on any raw device

    udfcreate fails when not using optical or USB media.
    almost 8 years ago in AIX 2 Not under consideration

    KDB truncates host names in vfcs

    When issuing vfcs to kdb, it will truncate the host names if the vio name is longer than 10 characters. This should be either a dynamic field as is present for the cvai input or a minimum of 16 characters. Example output:(0)> vfcsNAME ADDRESS S...
    about 8 years ago in AIX 2 Not under consideration

    Content Manager OnDemand on AWS S3 with Object locked

    Current CMOD version (10.1) supports AWS S3 storage manager, but without Object lock in legal Compliance mode.
    over 5 years ago in AIX 2 Not under consideration

    Display AIX LPAR "Variable Capacity Weight" in 'topas -C' view

    Please enhance the 'topas -C' view to display the "Variable Capacity Weight" for each AIX partition in the Cross-partition panel view. Or provide a new option, along with -C, to display this information. The "Variable Capacity Weight" can be displ...
    about 8 years ago in AIX 3 Not under consideration

    Add FC-NVMe N-Port ID virtualization support to Power9

    In October, 2022, IBM announced N-port ID virtualization client support for FC-NVMe which provides ANA support for storage that support it (like NetApp). AIX 7.3 TL1 delivers enhancements that can help you respond faster to business demands: Impro...
    almost 3 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

    Need to be able to use chfs to move filesystem to support internal snapshot when it is created to support an external snapshot

    As of now AIX wont support chfs to move filesystem to support internal snapshot when it is created to support an external snapshot. Customers need to recreate the filesystem if they want to use internal snapshot. Since with filesystem created for ...
    almost 3 years ago in AIX 0 Future consideration

    Need Working mt Comand That Actually Gives Tapes Status Information

    Like EVERY other UNIX/LINUX out there, we need a working 'mt' command that actually returns the status of the tape drive. 'mt status' should tell us that the tape drive is: 1) Loaded or Unloaded 2) Write protected or Not 3) Tape position (at begin...
    over 5 years ago in AIX 1 Future consideration

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