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HMC virtual console, increase the terminal windows rows

When doing installations and I want to save the output, todays virtual console is not saving enough rows.In normal situations one of course use a terminal session to the virtual server but when working with network or as an active work viosupgrade...
13 days ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

Add ability to remove closed serviceable events

In the latest HMC code base there are commands to list, change and make servicable events but no command we could find to remove serviceable events. Please add CLI command and HMC command to do this. Thanks, Scott Gruber
13 days ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Submitted

Different time zones for the HMC

Small manufacturing customers very often use onre single Power System for their ERP infrasturcure, but they may have several LPARs for their subsidaries in Asia, Europe and Americas. These regions have different time zones, but the HMC has only on...
15 days ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

The x86 image should also be provided for Nutanix, as more customers migrate from VMWare to Nutanix

Flexible IBM Power solutions for the customer
27 days ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

HMC’s, dashboard Flex capacity view for utilization for all defined Managed systems.

HMC’s, dashboard Flex capacity view for utilization for all defined Managed systems. This enhancement will provide a customer with the current status of the flex capacity utilization, which will make managing and decision making of moving capacity...
about 1 month ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

Enable multiple OUs on CSRs coming from the HMC

Most PKIs are structured hierarchially with more than one OU, in our case it is not possible to sign a Certificate Request with only one OU via our internal PKI. Also: Self signed certificates will increasingly be banned in the future - which is a...
about 1 month ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

Add a System Location column to HMC table view

Currently, the HMC table view lists managed systems with many details such as system name, type, serial number, and state etc. However, it lacks a dedicated “System Location” column. This RFE proposes adding a “System Location” field to the HMC ta...
about 1 month ago in Hardware Management Console 3 Submitted

Allow scheduled tasks in HMC schedule management to be edited

When you have created a scheduled Task like "backup profile data" or "backup HMC data" it os only possible to view or delete the Task. So if you want to Change the schedule to a new time oder date, you have to delete and receate the Task. It would...
about 2 months ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Submitted

Align "upgvios" (HMC command) with "viosupgrade" (VIOS command)

As all (Ansible) development work has now stopped on the ibm.power_vios collection it would be very helpful to align the capabilities / command line flags of the (HMC command) "upgvios" with those of the (VIOS command) "viosupgrade". In doing so, ...
about 2 months ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

Enable the use of VLAN tagging for HMC LAN/network ports

The HMC’s LAN/network ports do not accept VLAN‑tagged traffic when a public IP is configured. They expect untagged (access) frames on a single VLAN. If an HMC LAN port is connected to a switch port set as a trunk (carrying multiple 802.1Q‑tagged V...
about 2 months ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

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