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Save Results Sets to the IFS

Enable the 'Save Results' feature of Run SQL Scripts to save the output to the IFS of the connected server. This enables data extracted to be kept on the originating server e.g. for data security purposes and for environments where users are not a...
11 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Future consideration

HMC Networkvisualization should show vNIC connections

The HMC Network Visualization does not show active and passive vNIC Connetions in the GUI.Please add the possibility to klick adapter and / or LPAR to dynamically draw lines between the komponentes that show the relations.
about 3 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Future consideration

Add ssh key authentication type for HMC connection

Please add possibility to use ssh keys for PowerVC HMC connectivity, in a similar as there is possiblity to use ssh key auth type for Storage connections.
6 months ago in PowerVC 0 Submitted

Do not see throttled machine(s) in the CMC GUI and got no SMS / Mail about Throttling

Hi by accident we see in our environment one E1080 throttled...i see this at the HMC but o don't see any message, Graphical hint or whatever in the CMC. So i want to see when login to CMC an alter about throttling and want to receive SMS , Mail if...
over 1 year ago in Cloud Management Console 0 Future consideration

Run command in Navigator for i

In the "old" System i Navigator it was possible to run a command on one/many systems or groups. It has become clear that the New Navigator for i is the way to go to manage the IBM i infrastructure. Therefore this request to be able to run a comman...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Future consideration

AIX: OpenSSH support for authenticating with FIDO2 credentials.

Having OpenSSH at least in version 8.2 and getting support for ed25519-sk type of keys would be a gain.
almost 2 years ago in AIX 0 Planned for future release

When Automatic Resize is turned on for 5250 sessions with multiple tabs, make each tab selected resize the window as needed.

Automatic resize is turned on for a 5250 session with multiple tabs. The first tab displays a 27x132 screen and the window resizes. When the second tab is selected, the window does not resize if that is a 24x80 screen so there is lots of blank spa...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

Add LIC Resave Level to PRUV to Ensure It's at the Correct Level for Upgrade

We would like the PRUV tool to check the resave level on the I_Base image in an image catalog to make sure it's compatible with the hardware you are upgrading the OS on.
6 months ago in IBM i / Install and Upgrade and Licensing 1 Submitted

resize command for VIOS

resize command from X11.apps.xterm helps to determine current window size and to set corresponding environment variables. It is extremely useful if an administrator works with VIO through HMC interface or use some other "not clean" interfaces. res...
7 months ago in PowerVM VIOS 1 Submitted

PowerHA SMUI support of ECDSA keys

Current SMUI is using 8+ years old SSH libraries which do support only RSA keys. More modern keys like ECDSA are supported by used libraries for about 4 years. I do not understand why modern UI is relying on ancient libraries and does not allow us...
9 months ago in PowerHA for AIX 0 Under review

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