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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

To support MaxDB 7.9 on PowerHA 7.1 SmartAssist

Our customer Saudi Aramco uses PowerHA 7.1.3 SP2 Smart Assist for their SAP MaxDB environment. We came to know from PMR 43156,999,832 and PowerHA 7.1.3 Smart Assist support matrix that MaxDB version 7.9 is not supported. http://www-01.ibm.com/supp...
over 9 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 3 Delivered

Provide safe way to poweroff NovaLink managed system

Managed system virtualized using NovaLink (Ubuntu 16.04.3) and single VIOS.NOTE: This is the case when smaller server is used. Novalink is installed on VIOS sourced disk. Because of the cross-dependency of the two virtualization components, the on...
over 4 years ago in PowerVM NovaLink 1 Delivered

PowerVC needs to handle VM state automatically after LPM

All VMs were in Active state I did migration of client LPARs for CEC H/W upgrade using HMC, after LPM, LPARs were in error state, I agree this part After H/W upgrade, moved all LPARs back to the system and those LPARs still in error state. not cha...
over 9 years ago in PowerVC 2 Delivered

lsmap command output contains spaces and the order of the fields is not as expected

1. lsmap command output contains spaces, expected is empty an string: # lsmap -all -npiv -fmt , -field name clntname status fc clntid physloc vfcclient vfcclientdrc vfchost0, ,27,U9117.MMC.06F3F56-V3-C10,NOT_LOGGED_IN,fcs0, ,vfchost1, ,27,U9117.MM...
over 9 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 2 Delivered

Give Shared Disk support for PowerHA Deployment

PowerVC should be able to create shared disks so we can introduce IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX which a share disk is mandatory.
over 9 years ago in PowerVC 2 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

Document/Define variables available in RPGLE Code Templates

See http://help.eclipse.org/luna/index.jsp?topic=%2Forg.eclipse.jdt.doc.user%2Fconcepts%2Fconcept-template-variables.htm it turns out that ${user} and ${date} and ${year} work. as well as the documented ${cursor}. ${file} does not work. What other...
over 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 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