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    SSP Tier aware

    Please make PowerVC be SSP tier aware, and configurable in storage templates. Give us the ability to configure tiers to be associated with projects.
    about 8 years ago in PowerVC 2 Future consideration

    Expose LPM passive WWN to aix OS

    I would like to be able to query the inactive WWN for a fiber channel adapter that is used during LPM. Currently fcstat and lscfg only show the active WWN. The inactive WWN can be seen by the HMC but not within AIX on the LPAR.
    about 6 years ago in AIX 4 Future consideration

    RSTC and DynamicRM Debian support

    Debian support officialy ppc64el architecture since Debian 10. It's works fine on LPAR under PowerVM , but IBM not provide RSCT, DynamicRM, System Resource Controller and Service RM for debian. We must install ubuntu .deb packages from https://lau...
    about 2 years ago in AIX 4 Future consideration

    add support for windows server core to IBM i Access Client Solutions windows package (driver)

    current situtation (working): windows server 2016 core with SQL Server and IBM i Access Client Solutions Windows drivernew situation (not working): windows server 2022 core with SQL Server but IBM i Access Client Solutions Windows driver can not b...
    about 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Future consideration

    Change the QGYOLJOB API so that when I job is not found and Job information status = 'L' that the prior entry from a QGYGTLE call isn't copied to the not found record.

    When using QGYOLJOB API and the QGYGTLE API to read a list of jobs, if one of the jobs requested to be returned is not found, the returned data includes the Job Info Status value of 'L' meaning the job was not accessible. However the remainder of ...
    about 2 years ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 1 Future consideration

    PureStorage Active Cluster support for PowerVC

    Would be great to have similar support for Dual site storage mirroring, as there is currently with SVC & HyperSwap on PowerVC 2.0.2. (please see RFE 113249 for details: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=...
    about 4 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

    Ability to add a user defined SQL query to new iNav, in the multisystem section.

    Being able to get all inquiry messages across all defined systems was recently added. I would like to be able to define my own sql to be run on all configured(or checkbox selected) systems.
    about 2 years ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Future consideration

    Using restart option i RDI does not reset sourceline date column - it becomes the date for the last time you started RDI.

    As the Headline says. Source line date does default to todays date after restart, it keeps the date from the last time RDI was closed all the way down and up again. Use Case: Arrive work in the morning and unlock your computer (which you didn't tu...
    over 6 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Future consideration

    Ability to send notification if IDS is disabled

    We recently enabled IDS on our Power 9 iSeries. Is there a way a notification could be added if a threat inside your network disabled IDS (as another layer of protection) so that those on the IDS notification alert list would be alerted to this ac...
    about 2 years ago in IBM i / Networking 2 Future consideration

    viosecure -level high should set default firewall rules to denied for inbound traffic

    IBM support case TS006803177:---------------------------------------After applying vioscure level 'high', the default firewall rule 0 permits all IP packages, if an IP package does not met any rules. This make the firewall settings useless if you ...
    about 4 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 1 Future consideration

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