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Read CPU Feature on HMC via API

The HMC API is a great way to gather information about systems and partitions, including processor pools and profile information. We're using this to collect information from many HMCs in a single database. The processor feature is currently not a...
over 4 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Future consideration

PowerVC - LPM support of specific VLAN's managed out of the SEA

PowerVC support of LPM on PowerHA nodes partitions where the specific VLAN 3358 are not managed on the SEA (case TS002261609).
over 5 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

Customer able to change default behaviour for LPAR's at restart (kernel dump, reboot behaviour, and startup profiles, for example)

In order to enhance the possibilities of tracing the origin of errors when something in the kernel (or a piece of software) seems to hang, it would be beneficial to be able to change the default behaviour for restarting an LPAR to "dump" - this co...
about 1 year ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Future consideration

Save 21 / Restore Option to run nominated user program after process completes

To add the ability to select a program after this process completes Use Case: This is particularly useful when performing system migrations using the unload/reload but also for the clients who like to run an automated DUPTAP after Save 21.
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Save and Restore 5 Future consideration

BRMS IFS restore performance (*LINK)

Restoring an IFS file from a tape backup could take hours (or days) when there are many entries in *LINK.BRMS should specify automatically the POSITION parameter, when the position itself is available in QA1ALI2 file (LIPOSMF1 field). Use Case: WR...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 3 Not under consideration

In powerVM,the transmit speed of the virtual ethernet adapter is too low ,which is usting the 10GB physical adapter

Dear IBM, we encounter a performance issue in VIOS and VIOC.we found we have nothing to do to improve the virtual network adapter transmit speed,based on the 10GB physical adapter.BUT in our datacenter ,there is 140+ 780 &880 facing the same i...
about 5 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 0 Future consideration

Add Database Schema back to iNavigator

I have many users who require access to Database schema via iNavigator.This function is not available in "new" iNavigator and my users are forced to use the heritage version, which requires me to go manually start Admin2 It is unrealistic to ask t...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Other 2 Not under consideration

"Change Licensed Internal Code" needs to verify that a given release is supported on the target system

Per FixCentral, AL710 and AL730 are the only two firmware releases for an 8233-E8B (and level 159 is the "end of the line" for release AL730). However, "Change Licensed Internal Code for the Current Release" reports that "There is a new upgrade re...
about 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Future consideration

ACS Printer Output - Expand user messages or enable customization

The actual user request was asking if they could modify the message. We do not believe this is possible or likely so we are asking to expand ACS Printer Output Messaging to produce/issue more meaningful end user messages. Eg. 1 When not authorized...
about 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

Support importing OVA files created by aix command "create_ova"

From development we have got information: "the OVA created by PowerVC has a different set of properties. So the one created using AIX command will not work here". Make it possible to import also OVA created from aix command "create_ova".
over 2 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration