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Request for default logsize of lvmgs change

I request to change the product specification that the default size of lvmgs.log.It's defined in the SWservAt ODM as 204800 bytes, so please change the size as 20971520 bytes. Also, I want to confirm the range of lvmgs.log size you can design.
about 7 years ago in AIX 1 Delivered

Provide capability to bypass the node fencing when remove a node from the domain

Background information: As part of the protocol (with gpfs_agent as the IBM.FenceAgent) when a node leaves a domain while maintaining quorum, the node will be fenced via mmexpelnode. This causes the file system on the fenced node to be unavailable...
about 7 years ago in AIX 2 Delivered

enable NetApp bootluns for live update AIX 7.2

we have generally bootluns via NPIV located on netapp filerduring live update test, our bootluns pointed an error geninstall -k -p -D 1430-095 FAILED: some disks are not supported. [sblorax1009].root:/root # lsattr -El hdisk1PCM PCM/friend/NetAppD...
about 7 years ago in AIX 1 Delivered

Path Failure in Closed Disk Due to Multiple Processes Acessing Adapter For Query

In our server paths are failing when one process is already opening an adapter and another process try to open the same adapter. Please refer the PMR 24147,000,834. In this case paths are marked as failed when lspv was not able to query through an...
about 7 years ago in AIX 1 Delivered

Restricted mode for errpt

We would like the ability to restrict the use of errpt to errpt(1) to privileged users - Ideally, we would like to prevent non-privledged users (i.e., non-root) from running errpt(1) to avoid our users from viewing the AIX error log.
about 7 years ago in AIX 0 Delivered

RSCT provide a diagnostic utility to ensure correct UDP connectivity on all interfaces to all cluster members.

For RSCT - Reliable Scalable Cluster Technology, on AIX, RHEL, and other platforms where RSCT is supported. A command line diagnostic utility that confirms UDP connectivity on all interfaces to all members of the cluster. The command line utility ...
over 7 years ago in AIX 1 Delivered

AHAFS modFile event needs to include inode changes

The AHAFS (AIX Event Infrastructure) component of AIX has the ability to track file content modifications. Please add the ability to monitor file inode modifications as well, such as file owner/group and permissions.
over 7 years ago in AIX 2 Delivered

577F fc adapter autoconfig attribute

577F fc adapters doesn't have autoconfig attributethe customer could check using lsattr command.So attribute could be modified by#chdev -l fscsiX-a autoconfig=definedbut the way to check it using ODM isn't very handy.The customer wants this attrib...
over 7 years ago in AIX 1 Delivered

Build OpenSSL packages ffor AIX as relocatable

Sometimes there's a need of having multiple versions of OpenSSL installed on one server due to various application requirements. That's why OpenSSL should be built as relocatable package - so another version of package can be installed into separa...
over 7 years ago in AIX 2 Delivered

pv_pbuf_count reset after exportvg

Patrice Quet - 33(1) 58 50 69 78It is possible to modify pv_pbuf_count value using lvmo command for a specific VG.This value is kept into the ODM oif the concerned LPAR (CuAt)After exportvg and importvg of that VG, pv_pbuf_count is resetted to def...
over 7 years ago in AIX 3 Delivered