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Hardware Management Console

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    migrlpar: add option to map port_vlan_id of virtual ethernet adapters to a different ID

    When using the migrlpar HMC command to migrate an LPAR using LPM, it would be useful to have the option to map a vlan id to a different vlan id for the LPAR being migrated.
    over 4 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Not under consideration

    Njmon plugin for PCM data from Power HMC

    Nigel Griffiths developed a Njmon plug-in that interfaces with Linux and AIX partitions on Power Systems to automate the collection of metrics into InfluxDB and graphical representation using Grafana. I am requesting that he develop the same plugi...
    over 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Not under consideration

    HMC replication for users is incomplete

    Using data replication for users profiles copies user and password as well but misses to copy ssh keys.
    almost 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 3 Not under consideration

    HMC bonding of private LAN

    I would like to be able to team the private LAN as well as the public LAN on the HMC. Now that the HMC supports bonding, I'm not sure why it doesn't work for the private LAN to the managed node FSPs.
    about 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Not under consideration

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

    Default HMC console language selection

    When connecting to a hardware management console via 5250 emulator console session, you must select your language option. (we always use option 21) It would be nice to have a feature to default to a preferred language selection.
    almost 7 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Not under consideration

    Enable tunneling in the Enhanced GUI

    With the addition of the Enh GUI, there is a redirect during login. This is causing the failure, and it's unfortunately a permanent restriction and does not work with tunnelinmg.This RFE is to have that functionality of tunneling enabled in the En...
    about 7 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Not under consideration

    Power HMC User Interface

    The browser interface to the Power HMC console has restrictions not clearly identified the various manuals, technotes, etc. For example, you cannot open a 5250 console session when using the browser interface. That option is dropped when the user ...
    over 7 years ago in Hardware Management Console 3 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
    about 8 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Not under consideration

    Enable LPAR automated remote restart from HMC with SRR

    We have upgraded our HMC to 8.6.0 version and we are trying to implement SRR, however there is not such an option to pre-define the source and target frame on the HMC and that would be a really nice feature ho have.
    almost 9 years ago in Hardware Management Console 5 Not under consideration

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