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PowerVC

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    Export Running LPAR

    Add the ability to directly export a running LPAR without having to first create an Image.
    over 7 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

    Add a drop down to choose VIO Server on vNIC create on deploy

    PVC 2.0.2.x introduced the ability to create network adapters in preferred order OR allow automated order on adapter creation. That was very handy (I saw the earlier RFE and you stepped up) as building bonds on back-end I need to know which adapte...
    over 3 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

    Email all self-service users / Add custom email templates and rules

    PowerVC has a built-in email functionality for requests/expiration notices. Enhancing the product with the ability to send notices to all users and users by project (maintenance notices / security bulletins / reminders) via the built-in "donotrepl...
    over 7 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

    Make default storage system choice as were VM has its bootdisk

    When deploying a VM it gets it disk from lest say FS200:1 then when / if I add more disks later on the UI default to the highest number or else BUT it does not default to the same disk system as were the boot disk reside. I would like FS UI to "of...
    almost 4 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

    PowerVC support for Diskimage-builder

    The customer is currently using Diskimage-builder for to prepare and build all SOE's (including other platforms such as Intel). Customer is seeking official support for this tool to package SOE images for PowerVC to use.
    almost 6 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

    High Availability for PowerVC Integrated software-defined storage Engine

    With PowerVC 1.4.0 IBM has announced Integrated software-defined storage engine. We need this engine with High availability so that we can map storage from Integrated software-defined storage to a client from two Integrated software-defined storag...
    about 8 years ago in PowerVC 2 Future consideration

    Move volume between projects

    Currently to move volumes between projects involves un-managing volume from one project, then managing it in another project. It would be nice for Administrator users to have an option to select unmapped volumes and send to another project.
    about 8 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

    SSP Tier aware

    Please make PowerVC be SSP tier aware, and configurable in storage templates. Give us the ability to configure tiers to be associated with projects.
    about 8 years ago in PowerVC 2 Future consideration

    PowerVC - Force name of hdisk in AIX deploy operations

    PowerVC deploy of AIX lpars does not ensure the hdx assignment would be the same on every deploy,Natural order will usually result in hd0 as the bootdisk but it can be hd1, current there is no option to pass this as a requirement to a VM deploy op...
    about 6 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

    PureStorage Active Cluster support for PowerVC

    Would be great to have similar support for Dual site storage mirroring, as there is currently with SVC & HyperSwap on PowerVC 2.0.2. (please see RFE 113249 for details: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=...
    over 4 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

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