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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 8 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 8 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 8 years ago in AIX 3 Delivered

AIX support of RPD probe on Brocade switches

Connected to Brocade G620 16G fibre switch According to IBM: We are getting the following: "The FCA_ERR6 with sense data of 0x68A indicated that we are receiving unrecognized ELS from the fabric with N_Port IDs of FFFC36 and FFFC40. This message i...
over 8 years ago in AIX 1 Delivered

RFE Notifications for IBM AIX

How to receive RFE notifications about IBM AIX?
over 8 years ago in AIX 1 Delivered

OpenSSH Match LocalPort

OpenSSH 6.1/6.1p1 (2012-08-29) introduced The Match directive now supports matching on the local (listen) address and port upon which the incoming connection was received via LocalAddress and LocalPort clauses. I would like to use this feature on ...
over 8 years ago in AIX 1 Delivered

Identify an easy Way to query which VIOS server i am connected to (FCS wise) NPIV

Create a command in AIX that will enable me to identify what fibre adapter (Virtual) is connected to which VIO server without having to utilise kdb.
over 8 years ago in AIX 2 Delivered

AIX support for hardware enhanced high precision network time synchronization

Request AbstractPursuant to maximum precision network time sync, the RFE requests capabilities in POWER/AIX be enhanced to include hardware timekeeping and time synchronization, and the ability to audit compliance. This may include, but is not lim...
almost 9 years ago in AIX 1 Delivered

probevue uft probe enhancement

For Probevue - According to the PMR, the current design of the uft probe requires access to shared library text and to segments marked for shared memory. Updates to this design are needed in to handle densely-packed 32-bit address space layout cas...
almost 9 years ago in AIX 1 Delivered

AIX DBX enhancements to handle vector data types

add support in AIX DBX for vector data types. See referenced PMR for additional details.
almost 9 years ago in AIX 1 Delivered