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Include snapshot space usage in resource usage for a project.

Currently PowerVC doesn't include the space usage of snapshots in the resource usage (Volume Storage) for a project. This space usage is effectively hidden from the project. It would be useful for this to be included as either part of the overall ...
13 days ago in PowerVC 0 Submitted

Expiry dates for snapshots

We take snapshots for application and OS work which we only wish to keep for a set period of time, usually two weeks. Currently we need to utilise manual processes outside of PowerVC to track when to delete a snapshot eg: calendar reminders, reque...
13 days ago in PowerVC 0 Submitted

Add Inherit Rules to IFS journalling

Today when you set up journalling for the IFS the STRJRN command allows you to filter the objects that are to be journalled, however this is a one off request and the inherit rules are not able to be set to allow future filtering of the objects jo...
4 months ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 1 Future consideration

PowerVC with PeerZoning/Smart Zoning

A new type of storage zoning is peerzoning or smartzoning. This method is clearer and more practical to handle. e.g. debugging etc.
about 1 year ago in PowerVC 3 Future consideration

More detailed user and role management in Power VC (based on Openstack Identity)

More detailed role and user management. In large installations and in environments with high security restrictions, such as banks, it is crucial to very precisely manage user rights and their roles, so I am asking you to expand these functionaliti...
11 months ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

Add support for Java 21 to IBM i

Java 21 is needed so we can use new features also on IBM i. It will enable IBM i community to run applications that requires java 21. Java 21 (IBM Semeru) is already available for other platforms.
6 months ago in IBM i / JAVA 2 Submitted

Display command for a GUI task

The HMC should have the possibility to show the CLI command for a task that is executed over the GUI. For example the start of a VM should return "chsysstate -r lpar .....". Such a functionality is implemented in AIX SMIT using the F6 key. This wo...
about 1 year ago in Hardware Management Console 3 Future consideration

Implement IO tuning parameter value for 'dk_closed_path_recovery=1' by default

Enable 'health_check' command to run on paths to disks, which are not open and active in the kernel, by default as to allow automatic recovery.
8 months ago in AIX 2 Submitted

For AJS, the notification message setting item cannot be set for double-byte characters.

This is an event when adding a job in AJS on the 5250 screen.The Notification Message item is set to type A, and double-byte characters cannot be set.Double-byte character input is important in Japanese environment. Please let us know how to solve...
6 months ago in IBM i / System Management 6 Not under consideration
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AIX secldapclntd and LDAP load module should successfully recognize and interpret the FreeIPA time stamp format

FreeIPA LDAP server, also know as Red Hat Identity Management, software stores password change time stamps in this format: krbLastPwdChange: 20200929123058Z That appears to be a YYYMMDDhhmmss format. AIX's secldapclntd LDAP client and LDAP load mo...
almost 4 years ago in AIX 1 Future consideration

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