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PowerVC Administrative Projects

Please give us the ability to limit the verbosity of messages in certain projects. Give us the ability to mark a project as administrative on non-administrative. For example some projects used by end users don't need to see messages related to inf...
over 7 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

Add ICF file definitions to RDi outline view for ILE RPG

The "Outline view" in RDi currently allows an RPG developer to view the definitions for database objects. We would like the Outline view to also support the record formats contained in ICF files. Use Case: An RPG developer can currently see the re...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

Controlling of SQL FAST DELETE

They want to defineLibrary orLibrary/file and number of records to switch to FAST DELETE CUSTOMER 0CUSTOMER/DATAENTRY 1 15000 For each option 0 means no FAST DELETE1 means fast delete with number of records to switch Zero records means switch dire...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

PowerVM to be able to override local optical devices when executing a LPM/ SRR

LPM and SRR can't function when a LPAR has a VTOPT# device
over 7 years ago in PowerVM 1 Not under consideration

ACS - hotspot function and 3D-buttons

We are using the hotspot function on every ACS client.We also use the function "show as 3D-buttons". Currently you can only activate the 3D-buttons for every function you selected (PFnn, FPnn, Fnn, nn), but we would like to have the choice which f...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

Open software support calls from HMC

HMC is used to manage power systems and have ability to create requests in Hardware Support.The Customer from mentioned PMR have request to have possibility to open PMRs in software support from HMC, not automatically but manualy as well
over 7 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Not under consideration

VIO Maintenance and Check modes in HMC

Almost every customer, I've seen in the field, has some sort of scripts to check status of paths on the client LPARs and SEAs on VIO, and switch them off during maintenance (e.g. VIOS update). The usual way, a customer does VIO maintenance, is:1. ...
over 7 years ago in Hardware Management Console 4 Planned for future release

Docker on AIX

Docker is a technology that allows for applications to be created, deployed and run using containers. This allows applications and services to be built and deployed on any operating system that supports Docker.
over 7 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

KDB truncates host names in vfcs

When issuing vfcs to kdb, it will truncate the host names if the vio name is longer than 10 characters. This should be either a dynamic field as is present for the cvai input or a minimum of 16 characters. Example output:(0)> vfcsNAME ADDRESS S...
over 7 years ago in AIX 2 Not under consideration

Enhancement to DLTUSRPRF command function

DLTUSRPRF is a common OS400 command. The change object owner is a basic and often required parameter function of this command. It should not matter if the owned object is an IFS object. IBM should understand the client desire and need to have this...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Security 2 Not under consideration

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