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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.
almost 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Not under consideration

RFE to request bundling of Anti Virus into the hmc application or some other AV software, Preferably Crowdstrike AV

Adding an Antivirus engine would enhance protecting against vulnerabilities; real time monitoring, all would benefit in todays cyber attack environment
almost 2 years ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Under review

Enhance VARCHAR format option for EUR,JIS,ISO,USA but for LOCAL option

Today, VARCHAR supports a 2nd parameter when the first parameter is a date/time value. That 2nd parameter returns the resulting date value in the designated format. The LOCAL option returns the value in the Job's format. I would like this enhanced...
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 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 ...
almost 8 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...
almost 8 years ago in PowerVC 2 Future consideration

Proactive reporting of attack on System resources

PowerSC to support proactive monitoring to detect and report the attacks on resources, such as detection techniques for resource exhaustion, namely OS resource attacks, CPU attacks, consumption of kernel memory, local storage attacks.
almost 4 years ago in PowerSC 5 Planned for future release

SMB (CIFS)

We have been using CIFS (SMB) over a decade. We have been told by IBM that the CIFS driver is version 0.12 and there is no ETA to update to the driver to new version. CIFS is heavily used at the Bank. We have many scripts, processes and applicatio...
over 9 years ago in AIX 5 Not under consideration

BRMS Enterprise - Desired Enhancement around email subject line

Would like the ability to modify the subject line of the BRMS Enterprise email function. Currently it emails a standard line that is less informative than it could be. For reference - it currently sends "Report QREPORTDFN generated for node <sy...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 4 Not under consideration

Program References Enhancement

I would like to be able to see the Procedure Names a Program or Service Program require. I have a service program with 5 procedures defined in it. I can get a list of those procedures using DSPSRVPGM with DETAIL(*PROCEXP). This service program is ...
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Remove all references to SAVSTG from documentation for IBM i 7.2 on up.

SAVSTG hasn't been supported as of IBM i 7.2 as per https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.2?topic=ios-save-storage-savstg-command-restore-storage-process-are-no-longer-provided However it is still referenced multiple times in current documentation. Simp...
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Documentation 0 Submitted

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