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AIX

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On AIX, authenticate user access to servers by the LDAP group to which they belong.

System : AIXProduct : LDAPDescription:The client must be able to allow an access to server with an authenticate LDAP users according to the group to which they belong (bdd, ssoo, was,etc..), the directive of HostAllow and HostDeny of servers is no...
about 7 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

nimadm to support AIX update with cache volume group on master

It will be nice to avoid to perform the update of AIX to a TL or SP on the client itself in order to not impact the LPAR performance.It is already the case for Migration using nimadm but this fonctionnality will be also appreciated for update too.
about 7 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

AIX Toolbox

More software teams are using the Linux tools in the AIX Toolbox. There is no coordination between these teams. It is very frustrating when tyring to install software such as WebSphere when the GUI installers require Linux tools in order to work.W...
about 7 years ago in AIX 2 Not under consideration

No warning message when you are trying to added a already exist routing.

I had encounter a problem when I used AIX command "lsattr -El inet0". I could saw there has two record exist in ODM and these record are direction to the same destination but difference format. I have no message to warning when I am add or delete ...
about 7 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

AIX NIM Alternate Disk Migration only for Updates

The ability to perform a NIM Alternate Disk Migration only to apply AIX updates, which is currently available only for upgrading the AIX release (i.e. 7.1 to 7.2).
about 7 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

nimadm convert JFS to JFS2 in rootvg

nimadm does not support converting JFS file systems to JFS2. https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/cgaix/entry/convert_rootvg_file_systems_to_jfs2_using_alt_disk_copy?lang=en
about 7 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

Provide version Protocol 6 for sftp in OpenSSH

Customer Fluor requires protocol version 6 of fftp for AIX 7.1
about 7 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

NFS Clients hang during read/write due to deadlock in NFS code

System: AIXActor: Customer NFS clients are hung during read/write operation. From dump analysis, it was found that this hand is due to a deadlock situation in NFS code. From dump we saw huge number of kbiod threads that needs to flush the IO are s...
about 7 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

AIX 7.2 LKU support RAM disk

support of RAM DISK for AIX 7.2 LKU operation
about 7 years ago in AIX 2 Not under consideration

aixpert

System: aixpertActor : Need new feature to allow granularity of user for hardening parameters. Description : This feature will help in compliance check.
about 7 years ago in AIX 2 Not under consideration