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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
    over 10 years ago in AIX 3 Delivered

    PowerVC support for lun migration to different IO group

    Customer would like to be able to migrate a LUN from one IO group to another, PowerVC supports multiple IO groups but not migrating between then
    over 10 years ago in PowerVC 3 Delivered

    Adding numbers of IP Adresses for a pool not only a range

    In Powervc for a VLAN Network i can add a range of Ip addressesbut not always in a segment all adresses available are consecutive so i need a chance to add a number of IP Adresses e.g. seperated by comma or whatever or to upload from a text file e...
    over 10 years ago in PowerVC 2 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 10 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 10 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 10 years ago in AIX 3 Delivered

    HMC command line history length change

    In the current HMC version command line history length may contain only a stale commands number and it's impossible to change it via classical *NIX tools (e.g. add HISTSIZE/HISTFILESIZE exports to the hscroot user profile) or HMC command-line tool...
    over 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 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 10 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 3 Delivered

    Dynamic Storage QoS

    Product: PowerVC PowerVC can integrate fabric and storage to PowerVM infrastructure to facilitate virtualization management. Current approach to configure quality of service for storage do not consider the capacity of storage space thus leading to...
    over 5 years ago in PowerVC 2 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...
    almost 11 years ago in PowerVC 2 Delivered

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