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AIX

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    Live Kernel Update (LKU) with AIX Accounting enabled

    Currently LKU (live kernel update) is not possible when using the AIX accounting subsystem.Also stopping the subsystem before the LKU is not possible since the 'aacctdd' kernel extension does not unload properly !Please provide a way to make use o...
    almost 6 years ago in AIX 0 Future consideration

    AIX find command fails to exclude namefs filesystems with the -fstype jfs2 flag

    When using the AIX find command to limit searches to JFS2 filesystems (-fstype jfs2), namefs mounts are not excluded, eg. #find / -fstype jfs2 -name foo will search jfs2 AND any namefs mounts.
    over 4 years ago in AIX 0 Future consideration

    64-bit Dtfile for CDE

    AIX LPARS with Linux NFS servers cannot use the CDE graphical file manager (dtfile) to manage 64-bit file systems. Cause: In getdirent(), the inode number and cookie size is checked. It they are 64 bit, but the application is 32 bit, an EOVERFLOW...
    over 3 years ago in AIX 1 Future consideration

    When the GB18030-2022 standard for AIX will be released

    GB18030-2022 is a national mandatory standard that has been officially implemented since August 1 this year. As a formal state-owned enterprise, the client is also required by the superiors to enforce this standard.
    over 2 years ago in AIX 0 Future consideration

    Improve errpt CORE_DUMP entries to refer back to executable image that was running

    When using dbx to analyze a core file that was dumped, the executable binary that was running must be used in combination with the core file to identify the exact instruction that caused the core dump. In the errpt CORE_DUMP entry there is the ful...
    over 2 years ago in AIX 0 Future consideration

    User generated list of IP that the HMC will NOT use for RCM connections.

    When an RCM connection is established to the PowerHA cluster service IP that moves from node to node, you can end up in a situation where you cannot dynamically increase CPU, and memory on a system. I would like to exclude PowerHA Service IPs from...
    over 2 years ago in AIX 0 Planned for future release

    Improve the lrud behavior when free the large amount of memory.

    When lrud free the memory, it will enable the interrupt disabled mode and block other threads. When customer runs the time-sensitive applications, it might lead to an application time out and then the transaction failures.
    over 2 years ago in AIX 0 Submitted

    Support sudo ldap on AIX

    sudo-ldap is supported. I see various clients using it. It is in AIX Tools website: http://www.aixtools.net/index.php/sudo-ldap Looks like IBM AIX officially does not support sudo-ldap. The naming service is coming from LDAP and authentication fro...
    about 6 years ago in AIX 3 Not under consideration

    Allow default setting of 'home' and 'shell' user attributes

    Some customers will have their system's users defined remotely through LDAP or a similar module; these users might be defined on Windows AD, for example. Although typically there should be the ability to set a user's home directory and shell on th...
    over 3 years ago in AIX 0 Future consideration

    Enhancements for AIX Live Update

    Would it be technically possible to somehow "push" the AIX Live Update from the PowerVC side to the AIX client, instead of doing the the pvcauth for needed token from AIX client > PowerVC prior to the actual update? I opened a discussion on thi...
    about 6 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

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