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Support Hybrid Network Virtualisation (HNV) on PowerVC

When adding a new Network we would like to have the option besides SEA and vNIC to also have the possiblity to select a HNV network device. Adding this "Migratable SRIOV" adapter is already supported by HMC since some time, but there is no Support...
2 months ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

Modernizing WPAR Technology in AIX (Linux-like Containerization)

I would like to address the future of containerization in IBM AIX. Since the proposal for "Docker on AIX" did not receive approval, I suggest an alternative approach: investing in the development of WPAR technology to align it with modern containe...
2 months ago in AIX 1 Future consideration

Integrate SAML and/or OIDC authentication options for IBMi (5250/Navigator/IFS/Printer Output/SSH)

Many businesses are increasingly demanding that standard authentication processes are adhered to for all applications/servers within their environment. Whether we agree with that approach or not, there is extraordinary pressure to fit IBMi into th...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Security 2 Under review

Extend threshold monitoring and alerting for memory usage

The settings in the cmc for pep2.0 allow the user to set individual thresholds for core usage in a particular cpu pool. However, there is no such setting to notify about overusage of memory. Extending the pool thresholds for memory usage would hel...
5 months ago in Cloud Management Console 1 Submitted

Removal of 4-Core Limit for IBM-i VMs on the S1022

Description: As a forward-thinking organization leveraging IBM-i on the S1022 server, we are consistently seeking ways to enhance performance, optimize resource utilization, and meet our increasing workload demands. In light of this, we submit the...
8 months ago in IBM i / Install and Upgrade and Licensing 9 Under review

Authority Collection should include "object attribute"

Authority Collection should include "object attribute" along with the existing information about objects being accessed (object schema, object name, object type). Currently it is not possible to discern a physical file from a display file using th...
2 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

Backup MFA Server on HMCs

We have implemented MFA on all our HMCs via PowerSC MFA Servers, but in the Multi Factor Authentication configuration of HMC, has only one Server HostName or IP address of PowerSC MFA Server to configure! That means that if we failover to the back...
about 2 months ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Future consideration

Free Tier for IBM i (AS/400) to Support Education, Ecosystem Growth, and Promote IBM Cloud

Note: This proposal for IBM i addresses the exact same core issue of lacking a free tier for accessibility, education, and community growth as outlined for AIX in idea AIX-I-802: https://ideas.ibm.com/ideas/AIX-I-802. Both platforms suffer from th...
2 months ago in IBM i / Core OS 1 Under review

HMC Central Patch Management for AIX, PowerVM, Firmware and Microcode

HMC should have a Patch Management: Central Patch Management for AIX, PowerVM, Firmware and Microcode. IBM should provide a easy way for Patch Management. System Firmware and Adapter microcode report in one tool (something Microcode Discovery tool...
about 1 year ago in Hardware Management Console 13 Planned for future release

Integrate AIX software repositories (including Toolbox) with RHEL Satellite for central management of both operating systems.

We use the RHEL satellite (and Foreman) for all Linux hosts, why not integrate also AIX here and then maybe also use the insights software for monitoring and reporting.
about 1 month ago in AIX 0 Submitted

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