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LPM network interface option

During initial LPM (Powervm 2.2.5.10) The 'mover' presents several network interfaces to choose from. These interfaces have been test with a PING, (tested by LPM not user ) and PING have tested as affirmative. LPM assumes that network interface is...
over 7 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 1 Future consideration

JOBQ that spans multiple systems

Consider possibility of creating a JOBQ that spans multiple systems. Use Case: Think of a client who only has one tape drive (FC attached) but multiple IBM i LPARs. In this case only one client at a time can save to this tape drive. Most saves are...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 2 Not under consideration

Need latest BGP protocol support for gated

current gated is not compatible with CISCO ACI's implementationas AIX gated does not understand BGP specitified in RFC 4271
almost 4 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

LPM test frame size

LPMs fail when interfaces have different frame sizes (normal -vs- jumbo), please add a check for network frame size as part of the LPM pre-move validation.
over 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Not under consideration

ACS Run SQL Scripts in separate process/thread

After launching Run SQL Scripts from a 5250 session, running a long query blocks not only the Run SQL Scripts query and result windows, but also the 5250 windows. Ideally this would run in a separate process or thread so that the 5250 sessions (mu...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Is a defect

improve the way netcd is running in a non-root user context

Currently netcd can be configured to run in a non-user context specifying the "owner" and "group" in /etc/netcd.conf. The /usr/sbin/netcd binary file ownership have to be changed in order for this to work. With the next AIX update the ownership wo...
over 7 years ago in AIX 9 Not under consideration

No VLDCHKR-Test at Compile-Time of Calling Programs

1. A CMD uses a VLDCHKR-Pgm 2. If I use this CMD in a CL and the Source of the CL will be compiled, the Parms have to be fullfilled other way the compilation fails. Use Case: If I use a CMD from a third-party supplier, then I have to consider the ...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 1 Not under consideration

PowerVC Support for Centrify AD Users

After upgrading to PowerVC 1.3.2 we have experienced that any new users added to openstack were no longer available to use PowerVC. I think that this might have something to do with an addition of powervc-filter group https://www.ibm.com/support/k...
over 7 years ago in PowerVC 2 Future consideration

Support UPSERT statement to improve SQL programming productivity

In-house development team in an IBM i customer here wants to pick up productive database, and UPSERT statement currently supported with PostgreSQL appears so attractive to them for productivity.
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Functionality already exists

Multiple SSL certificates

Currently the one certificate is used by all components within PowerVC. This works well with the self signed cert, but when I try using our third party wildcard cert a lot of the services fail because they use the IP address or short name for the ...
almost 2 years ago in PowerVC 2 Future consideration

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