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Hardware Management Console

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    Is there any option to sort the managed systems on HMC

    Changing managed systems sequence on HMC
    about 2 years ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Planned for future release

    Command to fetch VPD

    Recently, after server firmware update, when the server was power cycled, it didn't came back up and the support team asked to upload the dumps from HMC. It was a production server and the timeline was very tight. So, now the client wants to get t...
    about 2 years ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

    Improve HMC Update from IBM site

    When Updating HMC from remote FTP server, we need to enter server credentials. Please include a selection for using IBM default site public.dhe.ibm.com and add more info to the list of available downloads. For example the release date, and for fix...
    over 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 3 Not under consideration

    Add info in the General Properties [Description] Field

    Request an HMC cli command or add to an existing HMC command to add info in the "Description" field under both the Managed Systems and VIO "General Properties" the same as can in the GUI.This will aid our automation.
    over 4 years ago in Hardware Management Console 5 Planned for future release

    HMC - PEP XML Preview

    We use Power Enterprise Pools extensively. We have found that the XML provided by IBM after a resource purchase is not always correct and adversely affects our running POWER servers.
    over 7 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Future consideration

    Keyboard using BMC -- KVM : additional languages

    Hello IBM, when using the KVM within OpenBMC Gui, US keyboard is default and no way to change the setting. The idea is to support other keyboard settings too. It would be easiest if the settings of the HMC regarding language and keyboard are taken...
    about 2 years ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Future consideration

    TS002037047

    HMC Test Call home is not a complete testWhen doing a test call home against the HMC a Problem number gets created and then a PMH should be supplied by the support center. The problems we are seeing is when no PMH is returned this are no alerts le...
    over 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 3 Future consideration

    Checking power consumption of a server from log or via command

    Checking power consumption of a server from log or via command. Currently, we have an option to check a particular server power consumption from the PDU ( if connected separately) or from the outside cables using a meter. This needs a personal vis...
    over 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 3 Needs more information

    BMC inband local ID. User needs locked down

    For 7063-CR2 HMCs, there requires a HMC-to-BMC Inband Communications Credentials to allow for periodic monitoring of hardware problem events and other management console functions .This is local user. By default, root account is used for this purp...
    over 2 years ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Future consideration

    DNS Configuration while installing VIOS from HMC

    When VIOS is installed from HMC using ‘Management Console Image' installation method with the wizard ‘Add VIOS Wizard', the user (e.g. padmin), after login into VIOS , cannot access or even ping any other host using the hostname unless the host re...
    about 7 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Future consideration

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