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Integrate AIX software repositories (including Toolbox) with RHEL Satellite for central management of both operating systems.

We use the RHEL satellite (and Foreman) for all Linux hosts, why not integrate also AIX here and then maybe also use the insights software for monitoring and reporting.
about 1 year ago in AIX Submitted

Set lpar name to hostname in PowerVM

We would like to have the option to use just the shortname for the PowerVM deployment in Nova. This would allow us to create Lpars via PowerVC identical to manually created ones. According to internal discussion, this is currently not possible as ...
2 months ago in PowerVC Submitted

Provide support for Azure Local

Client requests that our 9500 storage be supported for Azure Local
2 months ago in IBM i / Hardware 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
6 months ago in Hardware Management Console Submitted

PowerVC backup and restore includes ldap data

PowerVC backup and restore should include ldap configuration details and role assignments.
2 months ago in PowerVC Submitted

HMC tab replacement for QLZARCAPI

When licensing software for an LPAR of IBM i we are often asked to do the following on that LPAR: CALL QCMD CALL QLZARCAPI This generates a screen like the following attachment This is tough to do on an lpar that we’ve not restored the OS on to ye...
3 months ago in Hardware Management Console Submitted

Support for non-english characters in Novalink VNC console for aix/linux lpar

Novalink supports non-english characters for IBM i console, but currently has no option for AIX or Linux to support VNC console with non-english characters. this is needed for countries which would like to host LPARs with languages other than Engl...
3 months ago in PowerVM NovaLink Submitted

trim (leading and trailing) blanks from input in HMC search fields

Currently the 'Partitions' or 'Systems' search field filters for an exact match in the HMC Web GUI.As a consequence leading or trailing blanks do matter, but are hard to spot visually. 'LPAR1' works as expected.' LPAR1' or 'LPAR1 ' would not retur...
about 1 month ago in Hardware Management Console Submitted

GUI "Reports" should also report CLI actions & include workgroup names

The "Reports" section of the GUI should also report command line actions instead of just the GUI actions. If a company primarily uses the CLI for KSYS actions, the GUI reports do them no good. The GUI report also does not include the workgroup nam...
about 1 month ago in VM Recovery Manager Submitted

Support vHMC on Hyper-v

Many customers are using vmware, but with new license/broadcom challenges then other hypervisors are asked for. Smaller sites dont have a separate Power systems (or 2) to use for the vHMC so they are forced to either purchase the CR2 (best choice ...
over 1 year ago in Hardware Management Console Submitted

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