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Access Client Solutions takes 50 to 60 seconds to start first session

The time used by Access Client Solutions (ACS) to start the first time need to be improved. From I click on the icon on my Desktop till the window prompting me for userid and password is shown it takes about 50 to 60 seconds !!! This is way to lon...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Not under consideration

Allow GeoMirror AA macro's to be tunable via ASPSSN management

Over the past year or so, we've had a few macros that have been created for Geographic Mirror via PTFs:1) window size: GETDATAPORTRECEIVEBUFFERSIZE and SETDATAPORTRECEIVEBUFFERSIZE2) directory sync tasks: GETFULLSYNCDIRINFOMODE and SETFULLSYNCDIR...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / PowerHA 2 Not under consideration

Automated JFS2 filesystem size growth/shrink

Would like the JFS2 filesystem implementation to be changed so it automatically grows or shrinks based on customer-defined percentages of minimum or maximum size.
over 7 years ago in AIX 2 Not under consideration

UAK Longer validated period

We want to have UAK validated period extended to 1 year at least. Currently implemented period of 180 days is considered too short. When system attention lamp turns on at UAK expiration, customers are forced to take reactive actions to decide if a...
over 7 years ago in PowerVM 2 Not under consideration

SQL-Scripts improvements

When using "SQL-Scripts" it would be helpful, when i could jump to the last result of the SQL.on native STRSQL i can write "b" for button and "t" for top.Please provide a option to jump to the end/top.Hotkey F17/F18 would be nice+ Hotkey F19/20 fo...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Not under consideration

QEMU in AIX YUM repository

Ability to use install QEMU on AIX using "yum install qemu" and possibly "yum install virtmgr". With or without KVM would be fine, though with KVM on the roadmap would be preferred.
over 7 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

AIX UDFS on any raw device

udfcreate fails when not using optical or USB media.
over 7 years ago in AIX 2 Not under consideration

CHGCNTINF or WRKCNTINF: Add mailing vs site address

Neither of our data centers get US Mail. All mail goes to corporate. Therefore onWRKCNTINF2. Work with local service informationI would like to have two addresses:- Mailing address- Physical site location. Use Case: When a box calls in for support...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 4 Future consideration

VIOS no-prompt updateios

Hi IBM, Would you be able to add a flag/option to the updateios command to suppress the 'Continue bos.rte.install installation [y|n]?' and other similar prompts?
over 7 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 3 Not under consideration

Dual HMC configuratrion with managed servers across two networked sites.

We have two HMC's in two separate sites. They managing the same managed systems as a dual-hmc configuration. The managed systems are also split across the two sites. Calls home for systems can be a challenge for support reps to correctly place the...
over 7 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Not under consideration

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