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Need ability to sync from AIX File system cache in memory to disk when needed

When having filesystems with multiple TB of size and have a big read/update activity depending on the size of VM and his %Maxperm when shut down AIX and it comes to the umount point it might take hours before everyting is synched to disk. It shoul...
almost 2 years ago in AIX 0 Future consideration

nfsrgyd logging enhancement

Enhanced logging added to the nfsrgyd could make it easier for an end user to determine why it is failing. For instance, if nfsrgyd needs to query a group that has very large membership, it may fail due to a buffer being too small, and the group i...
30 days ago in AIX 0 Submitted

Return the Utility CoD Processor Capacity Setting - Unreported processor minutes.

When using Utility CoD processors it is important to know how may minutes have been used.
30 days ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

Support for disable a device across reboots, FC-adapter.

VIO server (and std AIX servers), when boot is on local nvme and additional disk (lets say appsvg) in in SAN storage. The extra disk in "appsvg" is used for verification/troubleshooting plus as extra space for various reasons. When one do an alt_d...
about 1 month ago in AIX 0 Submitted

Policy Based Replication (aka PBR) is required at version 8.7.0.1, and we would like it to be adjusted as an option vs requiring the undoing of Global Mirror Change Volumes (aka GMCV) replication.

MEDHOST is currently configured with an SVC that has 9 nodes (one being a hot spare) and 4 IO groups clustered as a single storage pool with a hot spare node. We are currently experiencing the BEST performance and reliability using this configurat...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / Storage 1 Not under consideration

Enhance the CPYENVVAR parameter of the SBMJOB command to include *SYSVAL as an option

Rather than rely on the CHGCMDDFT command to change the default for the CPYENVVAR parameter of the SBMJOB command, it would be extremely beneficial to have a QSBMENVVAR System value with *YES or *NO as an option. Then on the SBMJOB command, change...
4 months ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 5 Not under consideration

be able to send authlog to an external server

We need authlog from the hmc sent to an external server (a clm for example) In the rsyslog config on the hmc, their is a config to send them to /var/hsc/log/secure : cat /etc/rsyslog.d/50-hmc-auth.conf => auth.* /var/hsc/log/secure & sto...
4 months ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

Provide an option with which the Prestart Job statistics can be reset in Navigator for i (Nav4i).

As more and more tasks can be performed using the Navigator for i and SQL services, the role of 5250 emulation is changing and having to go there for a missing option becomes a burden. The Navigator for i is great for managing prestart jobs, but w...
4 months ago in IBM i / System Management 0 Submitted

Do not use QSECOFR for Transform Services (5770TS1) jobs or functions at V7R5

Per the IBM i 7.5 Security Planning and setting up system security manual: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ssw_ibm_i_75/pdf/rzamvpdf.pdf, the use of QSECOFR user profile on the system is discouraged. However Transform Services (5770TS1) jobs, QCTXMGR ...
6 months ago in IBM i / Print 3 Future consideration

ClamAV rpm requested for IBM i

Please may we have a port of ClamAV (already available on AIX) for the IBM i platform incuding back to 7.1 :-) Use Case: Ability to run Open Source AV on the IBM i platform.
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 6 Planned for future release