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    Need to improve performance of fcntl locking code when many processes are vying for the same lock

    In fcntl locking code when waking up blocked processes , optimize the number of processes being woken up to avoid contention Huge documentation within the Support case TS005339308 documentation
    over 4 years ago in AIX 1 Future consideration

    Option to log stdout/stderr with swrole

    One of the advantages of sudo over AIX RBAC is ability to record commands and their stdout/stderr - see logio in sudo documentations and sudoreplay. We need similar functionality in AIX RBAC. When user activates a role using swrole and the logging...
    over 1 year ago in AIX 1 Submitted

    Remove an ifix using LiveUpdate

    Enable the removal of ifixes via LiveUpdate, fi. by adding a new parameter to the geninstall command
    almost 9 years ago in AIX 2 Not under consideration

    update the summ published version with some of the internal new details

    The currently summ published version (2.0 from 2021) could benefit of a new publishing with some of the apparent improvements in the internal version (specially verbosity about target ports and WWPN being decoded in some vfchost messages). Obvious...
    9 months ago in AIX 0 Submitted

    Customer is requesting for new additional functionality of reclaiming space automatically when files are deleted

    Customer is requesting for new additional functionality of reclaiming space automatically when files are deleted instead of shrinking fs with chfs reclaim option (normal or fast)
    9 months ago in AIX 0 Submitted

    NFS 4.1 and 4.2 functionality on AIX

    we need NFS version 4.1 and 4.2 support in AIX (at least NFS-client side!) In Linux we do have NFS 4.1 and 4.2 support: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/storage_administration_guide/ch-nfs currently AIX...
    over 6 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

    Enable Simultaneous Update of LPPs and Installation of iFixes within LiveUpdate

    If we place all needed ifixes to /nim/set1701_lpp_aix_720102/emgr/ppc, all LPPs to /nim/set1701_lpp_aix_720102/installp/ppc (exactly the structure from our NIMs) the command: geninstall -k -Y -d /nim/set1701_lpp_aix_720102/ all runs fine, and it p...
    about 8 years ago in AIX 2 Not under consideration

    requesting command line feature for destination frame during LKU

    Currently you have to manually change a configuration file to determine the destination host for LKU when it cannot be done on the same system. We are requesting a command line option to determine the destination as part of the LKU command itself.
    almost 4 years ago in AIX 3 Future consideration

    AIX SUMA to download sha checksum information for each file

    When downloading files via SUMA, it would be extremely useful to also download a checksum file (such as dlmgr.pro when using the download director applet), in order that one can be confident in the integrity of the downloaded file. The ability to ...
    about 7 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

    FSCK on a mounted filesystem

    There should be an option to run an online fsck on a mounted filesystem to detect any filesystem corruption.
    over 6 years ago in AIX 2 Future consideration

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