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nmon numperm fixed to match vmstat

The nmon numperm does not match the vmstat output but it is in the libperfstat library so its an easy fix.nmon:FileSystemCache │(numperm) 6.8% # vmstat -v|grep numperm 7.6 numperm percentage
about 9 years ago in AIX 3 Delivered

Make AIX shared lib cache transparent to the user/application

When replacing a shared lib on the filesystem you receive a "Text file busy" error even though no active process is using the shared library. AIX documentation states: Note: If the module being loaded has read-other permission, the module is loade...
over 9 years ago in AIX 2 Delivered

Enable RAS for sysalloc when kernel_psize==16M

In the current design , sysalloc RAS is disabled when kernel_psize==16M. So ,when kernel_psize == 16M and kernel_heap_psize == 4K , kdb's xm -u does not show any records for the current allocations.The problem here is that allocs from non 16M heap...
over 9 years ago in AIX 2 Delivered

Increase the maximum allowed setting of the tcp_timewait 'no' parameter to 4 minutes

Please increase the maximum allowed setting of the tcp_timewait 'no' parameter to 4 minutes to comply with RFC 793. We understand the ramifications of setting this value too high on an AIX server. We're asking for the leeway to set the value to 4 ...
over 9 years ago in AIX 3 Delivered

IKE should trigger ODT tunnel for any valid incoming IKE negotiation.

Incoming non-IKE packets trigger ODT on AIXFor Windows and Linux (StrongSwan) IPsec implementations only valid incoming IKE N/W traffic will trigger the dynamic negotiation of the IKE tunnels on these Operating systems.
almost 5 years ago in AIX 2 Delivered

AIX ODT doesn't handle incoming tunnel negotiation request correctly

AIX ODT doesn't handle incoming tunnel negotiation request correctly. Instead of finding the exiting ODT, it creates a dup tunnel anew (non-odt tunnel, which would result in SA_expired/SA_expired state when the other end executes SA idle timeout a...
almost 5 years ago in AIX 3 Delivered

Multiple interfaces not supported ? the underlying platform has a limitation of 1:1 mapping of Certificate/PSK with IP Addres

Multiple interfaces not supported – the underlying platform has a limitation of 1:1 mapping of Certificate/PSK with IP Address.
almost 5 years ago in AIX 2 Delivered

AIX SMC-R routing support - RoCE v2

To expand the usability of AIX SMC-R, support for routing (RoCE v2) would be of value.
about 5 years ago in AIX 1 Delivered

nmon to collect FC adapter stats from ndd pointer

currently nmon fetches the FC adapter stats using perfstat_fcstat() which gets the adapter status from ODM. If the mapping is removed on the VIOS, then the client FC adapter is not updated in ODM on LPAR. Need a mechanism to collect only the activ...
about 5 years ago in AIX 1 Delivered

AIX should provide server-side locale with POSIX locale naming style

As following URL, AIX provides server-side locale.https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/ssw_aix_71/globalization/support_languages_locales.html Same locales should be provided by POSIX locale naming style, like "language[_territory][.code...
about 5 years ago in AIX 0 Delivered

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