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Hardware Management Console

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    Two Factor Authentication for HMC GUI login

    Using Two Factor Authentication for the HMC login page, especially for the GUI login.
    over 8 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Delivered

    HMC: weak password rules

    As default HMC sets weak password rules. This should not be the default. To provide a minimum security the medium security policy should be default. An additional strong policy provided by IBM would be fine. In addition the possibility to set a on...
    about 7 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Delivered

    HMC REST API add network related fields

    Using lshmc -n it is possible to query the HMC network setting but in the REST API is only limited information is available. Please add some extra network related fields to the HMC REST API like in the CLI. Missing fields in REST API:domaindescrip...
    almost 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Delivered

    HMC enhanced+ GUI, performance problem

    We use HMC 8.8.6.0.3 MH01764.In the enhanced+ GUI we see a performance problems. 1. during refresh the GUI after/during shutdown and startup of LPARs. The refresh, for example, of "status" and "reference codes" work not in realtime, as accustomed ...
    over 7 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Delivered

    V8R8.7.0 new interface needs long LPAR list

    The new HMC interface (as opposed to classic) is mandatory in HMC version V8R8.7.0. In this new interface LPARs are displayed as icons by default but this can be switched to list view. The list view defaults to 20 LPARs. Our enterprise systems con...
    over 7 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Delivered

    Add an HMC LDAP config option to set the scope from the HMC gui

    In HMC gui in the LDAP configuration add an option to specify the search scope.The matching command on the HMC CLI ischhmcldap -o s --scope sub
    almost 8 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Delivered

    sortable columns in Power Enterprise Pool Management windows

    When working in the Power Enterprise Pools Management window, it would be nice to be able to sort by columns the output in the Processor Resources and Memory Resources windows.
    over 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Delivered

    Email Notification for Critical Console Backups

    The ability to configure email notification for a "Scheduled Operation".
    over 8 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Delivered

    set slot number for DLPAR adapters

    using DLPAR to create new Virtual adapters we need to be able to set the Adapter ID on the LPAR and the VIOS server
    about 7 years ago in Hardware Management Console 3 Delivered

    HMC: Passwords appear as clear text in bash history

    When using commandmkhmcusr –name=<USERNAME> -passwd=cleartextpassword this password appears as cleartext in bash history for current user. Bad enough, the bash history is collected in pedbg logfiles (please look at additional rfe regarding t...
    about 7 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Delivered

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