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AIX

Extend the TSD database to include everything that ships with AIX

Currently, there are many binaries/libraries that are not part of the TSD. As a direct result of this, enabling Trusted Execution produces a large volume of logging. Another side effect is that it's effectively a non-starter to set Trusted executi...
4 months ago in AIX Future consideration

Please add option to nfs client to let the server manage the group info / equivalent to -g or --manage-gids

Dear Sir or Madam, With AIX as client to mount NFS Shares users are not able to access data which are shared via NFS. In my case users have more than 16 groups they belong to and need to access their files. Groups can not be eliminated, unfortunat...
10 months ago in AIX Future consideration

lsdev should show the correct storage type

lsdev shows for an FS9500 storage (and also other newer storages) still "IBM 2076 FC disk", which is very old and missleading. The command should give the correct type, for example 4666 for an FS9500 storage. $ lsdev -Cl hdisk420hdisk420 Available...
almost 2 years ago in AIX Future consideration

There is a risk that the ethchan_config command may mistakenly change the IP address of enX interface.

Please Improve the specification of the ethchan_config command. ethchan_config should check the target device. The ethchan_config command can change the "netaddr" parameter of entX and set the address to ping of EtherChannel. However, the ethchan_...
over 1 year ago in AIX Under review

Provide signature files for HIPER efixes

Currently HIPER fixes have no signature files for the efix packages. Other efixes have .sig files so that those efixes can be verified after download, and installed via the "new" efix_sec AIX command. Security issue: for HIPER fixes is even more i...
over 1 year ago in AIX Planned for future release

Extend possible NIM resource types or attributes for optional backupios_flags to backup VIOS

In a NIM environment to backup VIOS type ios_mksysb the functionality to create nim_resource.tar file is missing.Solution to reinstall a corrupted system from HMC by using the installios command created from NIM environment.
12 months ago in AIX Future consideration

HANIM extend takeover resource types i.e. vios

In a HANIM environment the takeover functionality is limited to resource type standalone i.e. classic AIX client.
12 months ago in AIX Future consideration

Integrate AIX software repositories (including Toolbox) with RHEL Satellite for central management of both operating systems.

We use the RHEL satellite (and Foreman) for all Linux hosts, why not integrate also AIX here and then maybe also use the insights software for monitoring and reporting.
about 1 year ago in AIX Submitted

GLVM for 3 locations (sides)

Currently GLVM only support 2 sides.However, the LVM is able to manage 3 copies.Specially for IBM Cloud environments it is required to get GLVM to support 3 sides. So that the full capability of the AIX LVM can be utilized.
over 5 years ago in AIX Future consideration

Allow attribute mapping for automount through LDAP

If using automount through LDAP, AIX's secldapclntd is hardcoded to use attributes 'automountMapName + automountKey' or 'nisMapName + cn'. Those are the only two options. An attribute map file should be allowed to specify different attribute names...
2 months ago in AIX Future consideration

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