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PowerVC

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Multiple tiers to be supported within shared storage pool

When starting to implement PowerVC and are using SSPs. In the PowerVC Env Checker, is seen the following errors for multiple SSP pools: Shared Storage Pool ValidationsCould not access the shared storage pool in cluster tier.HMC_CLUSTER_SSP_CONFIGU...
over 5 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

Support of selecting Network either pre defined or Infoblox

Hiwe want to use normal tcp funtionality as it is defined in Neutron on PowerVC today and additionally support for Infoblox. The problem is that i cannot define networks with either "Normal" networks in Powervc and Infoblox. Also we need the abili...
over 5 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

PowerVC and 3PAR configuration

I would like from PowerVC get the actual configuration (NPIV) from 3PAR, such as exports, hostports, redundancy within storage nodes.
over 5 years ago in PowerVC 2 Future consideration

PowerVC and SAN visualizer

From PowerVC I would like to get a VM´s zoning information.
over 5 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

PowerVC - AD Integration and Group Link

Request to add into UI to join LDAP / AD (With noted examples of syntax!!!!! ). With post connection UI wizard or connection under groups where you select a PowerVC group and link it to AD group.
over 5 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

PowerVC - UI Upgrade Component

Ability to query current version also includes notification of "upgrade pending". Where system upon check queries IBM site for patches or upgrade. Utility provides option to download and apply upgrade or patch as part of a wizard to apply immediat...
over 5 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

PowerVC - VM Grouping

Actions taken against a VM are most of the time not desired against a single VM. Applications consisist of multiple VMs. Ex: Hadoop cluster, ICP, DB2 web +db +app.... Allow actions for VM by creating groups for actions such as "shut down", snapsho...
over 5 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

Define Quotas per user

Set up Quotas per user within a project for number of partitions assigned per user and/or number of partitions assigned to a user that can be concurrently active.
over 5 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

Power VC - AD Integration For Projects and Roles

Power VC. Goal to bind Power VC to AD Then Create AD groups and bind two primary roles: VM requester vs full admin to AD groups. And do this by and for independant projects within powervc The documentation here https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledg...
over 5 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

Rebalance button to spread Vms across the hosts?

Currently we cannot rebalance VMs across hosts without using DRO or maintenance mode.Clicking this button button "rebalance VMs" would help, based on various parameters like cpu utilization, allocation or MSPPools utilization , it would be VERY nice!
over 5 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

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